Champagne is sparkling wine. Many people use the term Champagne as a generic term for sparkling wine but in some countries, it is illegal to label any product Champagne unless it both comes from the Champagne region and is produced under the rules of the appellation.Specifically, in the EU countries, legally only that sparkling wine which comes from the Champagne region of France can be labelled as Champagne.

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented grapes.Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine. These variations result from the complex interactions between the biochemical development of the grape, the reactions involved in fermentation, the roister, and the production process. Many countries enact legal appellations intended to define styles and qualities of wine. These typically restrict the geographical origin and permitted varieties of grapes, as well as other aspects of wine production. Wines not made from grapes include rice wine and fruit wines such as plum, cherry, pomegranate, currant and elderberry.

Original price was: €1,980.00.Current price is: €1,920.00.

Sassicaia 2021 Box 6x75cl 14%

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Tuscan wine royalty, Tenuta San Guido, releases Sassicaia 2021, the latest vintage of its true iconic flagship wine this February. The 2021, available through importers Armit Wines, has been eagerly anticipated following favourable vintage conditions on the rolling slopes of Bolgheri, towards Tuscany’s stunning western coastline. We sent The Buyer’s very own Italophile, Mike Turner, to taste the wines with Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta and find out more about what proves to be another much sought-after triumph for the team at Tenuta San Guido.

The Sassicaia 2021 Bolgheri Sassicaia of Tenuta San Guido was obtained from Cabernet Sauvignon (85%) and Cabernet Franc (15%) grapes raised in the prestigious DOC of the same name which is located within Tenuta San Guido, located in the territory of Bolgheri (LI). The vineyards of origin are situated on calcareous soils rich in marl, stones and stones (which give the wine its name) and partly clayey, located at an altitude between 100 and 300 metres above sea level. For this red-masterpiece, the alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel at a controlled temperature between 28° and 30° C without the addition of external yeasts. After malolactic fermentation, the wine was transferred to French oak barriques (for 1/3 new wood and for the remainder of the first and second passage) where it was aged for 24 months, keeping the masses separated by vineyard origin. The assembly was in fact carried out only close to bottling. Before release, Sassicaia 2021 rested for a certain period of time in the bottle.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon 85%, Cabernet Franc 15%
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Type
Red
Appellation
Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC
Vintage
2021
Country
Italia
Region
Toscana
Aging And Fermentation
24 Mesi In Barrique Di Rovere Francese Per 1/3 Nuove E Successivamente 6 Mesi In Bottiglia
Serving Temperature
18°/20°
More Info
Contains Sulphites

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Robert Parker 100/100
Premio Vinous Antonio Galloni 97/100
Original price was: €970.00.Current price is: €870.00.

Taylors 1970 Single Harvest Tawny Port 50 Year Old 75cl

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This 1970 single harvest port is the seventh release in Taylor’s Very Old Single Harvest series, matured for five decades in seasoned oak casks. It offers notes of wood shavings, cigar leaf, balsam and citrus that develop into marzipan, walnut, rich coffee and dark fruits on the palate. Try pairing this port with crème brûlée or soft cheeses.

Original price was: €760.00.Current price is: €720.00.

Armand De Brignac Ace of Spades Champagne Brut Blanc de Blanc Gift Box 75cl, 12.5%

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Armand de Brignac’s Champagne has earned international acclaim from the world’s top wine critics. Aged in a special section of the cellars, 119 steps (30 metres) underground, considered among Champagne’s deepest, in traditional wooden racks. A beautiful pale gold Chardonnay Champagne produced in the traditional, old world style, from grape to glass Bouquet is light and clear, with youthful fruit notes and floral accents. Remarkably delicate and pure structure, with a bright, clear onset and long, lingering finish. Overtly dry and crisp, with fine accents of the young Chardonnay grape and aromas of vanilla, citrus fruits, and dried apricots A genuine expression of the soul of the Chardonnay fruit and a true experience of luxury.

All labels for each bottle of Armand de Brignac are made of real pewter, polished and applied by hand. The exclusive Champagne has a high-profile fan base including actors Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney, rapper Jay-Z, and athletes Roger Federer and Luis Figo.

Original price was: €650.00.Current price is: €590.00.

Dom Perignon 2008 Rose Lady Gaga Limited Edition (75cl, 12.5%)

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The partnership between Lady Gaga e Dom Pérignon continues with the new limited edition of the Rose Vintage 2008. The collaboration has already created two limited edition bottles (Dom Pérignon Vintage 2010 and Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2008), as well as an advertising campaign and a sculpture created ad hoc by the artist

Dom Perignon Rosé it is only available as a vintage champagne and is produced only in exceptional vintages.

The Limited Edition Rosè Vintage 2008 is a 100% Pinot Noir, boldly fruity. The bouquet immediately opens on aromas of raspberry and wild strawberry. Powdery notes of iris and violet soon blend with the fruity aromas, giving the palate a persistent and long-lasting sensation. Leaving it to breathe, the wine reveals nuances that evoke privet, angelica and camphor leaves. The finish, with hints of peony and white pepper, is decisive and persistent.

The new vintage is characterized by a unique design, which almost seems to explode into space, characterized by a deconstructed metal coffret that expands from the inside, as if it wanted to escape its own shape, giving the metal an almost ethereal character. All the elements attract each other, capturing an intense vibration.

530.00

Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label (3L, 12%)

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Veuve Clicquot’s bestselling Yellow Label Champagne, presented in a gift box. With a blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier and 30% Chardonnay, this is consistently excellent.

499.00

Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé Champagne Brut 2013 75cl

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Champagne Cristal Rosé 2013 from Roederer is finally available ! Following 8 years of cellar aging Cristal Rosé 2013 is delicate, dense and concentrated.

2013 offers us elegant champagnes, with strong freshness : “great classics”!

Cristal Rosé is elaborated from a selection of old Pinot Noir vines (55%), located on the very best terroirs of Grand Cru Aÿ, which are today grown using biodynamics methods. The rest of the blend is composed of Chardonnay (45%) of which 20% comes from wines vinified in oak casks.

The subtle and delicate nose offers a complete and complex range of flavors. This « Rosé de Saignée » reveals a beautiful aromatic intensity with sweet flavors of red fruits, white flowers and caramel. The typical Roederer texture is refined, and the structure is vinous. A great freshness signs this 2013 vintage.

EXTRAORDINARY and RARE : Only few thousand bottles available : dense and powerful, a great concentration and an incredible freshness, both intense and saline.

Original price was: €420.00.Current price is: €395.00.

Armand De Brignac Ace of Spades Champagne Brut Gold Gift Box 75cl, 12.5%

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Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades Brut Gold Champagne 75cl Non Vintage in the famous gold pewter bottle is marvellous, complex and full-bodied, with a bouquet that is both fresh and lively. It’s sumptuous, racy fruit character is perfectly integrated with the wine’s subtle brioche accents.

The first release from Armand de Brignac, the Brut Gold remains the most iconic cuvée in the range. Rich with the old world traditions of champagne blending, it is a trio of vintages from some of the most lauded terroirs in the region, resulting in a prestige cuvée that expresses vibrant fresh fruit character, and layers of complexity.

All labels for each bottle of Armand de Brignac are made of real pewter, polished and applied by hand. The exclusive Champagne has a high-profile fan base including actors Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney, rapper Jay-Z, and athletes Roger Federer and Luis Figo.

330.00

Sassicaia 2021 75cl 14%

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Tuscan wine royalty, Tenuta San Guido, releases Sassicaia 2021, the latest vintage of its true iconic flagship wine this February. The 2021, available through importers Armit Wines, has been eagerly anticipated following favourable vintage conditions on the rolling slopes of Bolgheri, towards Tuscany’s stunning western coastline. We sent The Buyer’s very own Italophile, Mike Turner, to taste the wines with Priscilla Incisa della Rocchetta and find out more about what proves to be another much sought-after triumph for the team at Tenuta San Guido.

The Sassicaia 2021 Bolgheri Sassicaia of Tenuta San Guido was obtained from Cabernet Sauvignon (85%) and Cabernet Franc (15%) grapes raised in the prestigious DOC of the same name which is located within Tenuta San Guido, located in the territory of Bolgheri (LI). The vineyards of origin are situated on calcareous soils rich in marl, stones and stones (which give the wine its name) and partly clayey, located at an altitude between 100 and 300 metres above sea level. For this red-masterpiece, the alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel at a controlled temperature between 28° and 30° C without the addition of external yeasts. After malolactic fermentation, the wine was transferred to French oak barriques (for 1/3 new wood and for the remainder of the first and second passage) where it was aged for 24 months, keeping the masses separated by vineyard origin. The assembly was in fact carried out only close to bottling. Before release, Sassicaia 2021 rested for a certain period of time in the bottle.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon 85%, Cabernet Franc 15%
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Type
Red
Appellation
Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC
Vintage
2021
Country
Italia
Region
Toscana
Aging And Fermentation
24 Mesi In Barrique Di Rovere Francese Per 1/3 Nuove E Successivamente 6 Mesi In Bottiglia
Serving Temperature
18°/20°
More Info
Contains Sulphites

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Robert Parker 100/100
Premio Vinous Antonio Galloni 97/100
315.00

Dom Pérignon 2012 (75cl, 12.5%)

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The 2009 vintage of Dom Pérignon’s spectacular Champagne boasts a flavour profile that exudes freshness – ripe fruit notes as far as the eye can see. Interestingly, this is also the first time that Dom Pérignon has released their prestige cuvée out of chronological order – the 2008 needed more time maturing, while the 2009 vintage was deemed ready to enjoy!

Original price was: €350.00.Current price is: €290.00.

Armand De Brignac Ace of Spades Champagne Brut Gold in Velvet 75cl, 12.5%

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Armand de Brignac Ace of Spades Brut Gold Champagne 75cl Non Vintage in the famous gold pewter bottle is marvellous, complex and full-bodied, with a bouquet that is both fresh and lively. It’s sumptuous, racy fruit character is perfectly integrated with the wine’s subtle brioche accents.

The first release from Armand de Brignac, the Brut Gold remains the most iconic cuvée in the range. Rich with the old world traditions of champagne blending, it is a trio of vintages from some of the most lauded terroirs in the region, resulting in a prestige cuvée that expresses vibrant fresh fruit character, and layers of complexity.

All labels for each bottle of Armand de Brignac are made of real pewter, polished and applied by hand. The exclusive Champagne has a high-profile fan base including actors Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney, rapper Jay-Z, and athletes Roger Federer and Luis Figo.

Notice this it is with in a Velvet

289.00

Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2015 (75cl, 12.5%)

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The 2015 vintage Cristal Brut from Louis Roederer. This world-renowned Champagne was first created for Tsar Alexander II all the way back in 1876, and it has remained a massively well-respected Champagne ever since.

245.00

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2006 Rose Special Edition Box 75cl, 12.5%

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Visually, the light gold color of the Grande Dame 2006 should be emphasized. The nose shows an airy and delicate character at first. This is followed by notes of dried fruit (almonds, figs, apricots), ripe white fruit (pears) and finally subtle toasted notes of hazelnut and praline. These delicious pastry notes are well balanced with the freshness and clarity of the blend. On the palate, the attack is strong and refined. La Grande Dame 2008 gives young fruit a silky texture supported by citrus and red fruit (cherry). 95 points Wine Spectator.
235.00

Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2015 Special Edition Box 75cl, 12.5%

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La Grande Dame 2015 has a luminous golden hue. The nose reveals a strong, airy and delicate attack. On the palate, La Grande Dame 2015 offers on the palate a silky texture and on the nose, floral notes of jasmine and acacia evolving towards fruity notes of pear and clementine The Pinot Noir, the signature of Veuve Clicquot style, is extraordinarily distinctive with its freshness, minerality and strength. La Grande Dame 2015 is a perfect balance of tension, elegance and precision. For the new La Grande Dame 2015, Veuve Clicquot continues to claim optimism through colors with an unprecedented collaboration with Italian designer, Paola Paronetto, the package comes in 6 different colours this one is the light blue one.

197.00

Le Carillon d’ Angelus 2020, Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe, Bordeaux 75cl, 14.5%

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Description

Critical Acclaim

WE98
Wine Enthusiast
This wine brings together all the best elements of the vintage. It shows concentrated tannins laced with a velvety texture and a sustained intensity of black fruits. It shows a strong mineral element in the texture that gives complexity and a fine edge at the end. Obviously, it’s a wine for long-term aging.
Barrel Sample: 97-99
JS95
James Suckling

Cedar and floral with dried rose petals and plums with some cherries and fresh tobacco. Medium to full body. Linear and tight with fresh and fine tannins. Chocolate and hazelnut. 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. Second wine of Angelus. Give it four to five years. Try after 2026.

JD93
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Le Carillon D’Angélus bring things up a notch, offering wonderful purity of fruit as well as notes black cherries, cassis, graphite, and leafy herbs. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has wonderful tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a clean, lengthy finish. It’s a beautiful wine.
Barrel Sample: 91-93
D92
Decanter
Rich, seductive and powerful with fleshy Merlot fruit, intense with a kick of spice. This is a fairly different blend than you would find in Carillon a few years ago, when there was more Cabernet Franc. Now, with new plots, you can expect it to be more Merlot-focused going forward, setting it clearly apart from the main estate wine. Yields around 40hl/ha. 3.5pH, 60% new oak.
Barrel Sample: 92
RP92
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

Aromas of sweet cherries, berries, mint and rose petals, framed by a deft touch of new oak, introduce the 2020 Le Carillon d’Angélus, a medium to full-bodied, supple and seamless wine that’s velvety and enveloping, with a suave, polished profile that will lend it a broad drinking window. Produced in a new, dedicated winery, where tanks are adapted to the size of parcels, it was matured in 45% new barriques, 30% used barrels and the rest in tank, making for a somewhat more controlled oak influence.

195.00

Bollinger La Grande Annee Rose Champagne 2014 75cl, 12%

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Bollinger’s prestige Champagne, La Grande Annee is only produced in years with an exceptional harvest. The 2014 Grande Annee rose is made with a blend of 63% Pinot Noir grapes and 37% Chardonnay grapes, creating notes of blackcurrants and citrus throughout the palate. Try pairing this with duck, venison or white meat.

195.00

Sandeman 40 Year Old Tawny Porto 75cl, 20%

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A beautifully deep and rich 40-Year-Old Tawny Port from the illustrious Sandeman. It is intensely flavoured and wonderfully smooth, offering up notes of vanilla, oak, honey, nuts and spices with juicy dried apricot and fig. Though more powerful and concentrated than its 20-Year-Old stablemate, it still exhibits excellent vibrancy and balance.
180.00

Chateau La Gaffeliere Saint Emillion 75cl, 14.5%

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The style of a Premier Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion by Château La Gaffelière

The estate
Located at the southern entrance to the village of Saint-Emilion, the Premier Grand Cru Classé B of Saint-Émilion Château La Gaffelière boasts ancient origins. Some mosaics excavated at the site attest to the presence of vines at the estate in the Gallo-Roman period. Owned by the Malet Roquefort family for over three centuries and located in the “golden triangle,” between the hills of Châteaux Pavie and Ausone, Château La Gaffelière embodies the excellence of Saint-Emilion fine wines.

The vineyard
The Château La Gaffelière vineyard covers 38 hectares, including 22 classified Premier Grand Cru Classé. This vineyard is located in 3 different areas. Here we find the famous limestone plateau, an outcropping of clayey “Molasses from Fronsadais” soil and deep carbonate sand. The Château La Gaffelière vineyard is cultivated with sustainable agriculture with minimal intervention.

The vintage
The mild winter led to bud-burst in late March. Flowering took place under great conditions and July was very hot. A thunderstorm alleviated the vines of water stress, allowing them to resist the heat throughout the summer and deliver grapes at the perfect stage of ripeness in time for the harvest.

The winemaking
Manual harvest. Merlot from September 18 to October 8. Cabernet Franc from September 30 to October 11. After harvest, grapes were placed in a cold room for 12 hours. Optical sorting. Plot-by-plot vinification in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks filled by means of gravity and without the use of sulphur. Alcoholic fermentation with pump-overs and punch-downs. Malolactic fermentation in vats (75%) and barrels (25%). Maceration for 30 days for Merlot and 32 days for Cabernet Franc.

The ageing
14 to 16 months of ageing in barrels, 60% of which are of new French oak. Racking “a l’esquive.”

175.00

Chateau Talbot Saint Julien 2020 75cl, 13.5%

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  • French 
  • Alcohol percentage: 13.5 %
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Julien
  • Classification: 4ème grand cru classé
  • Producer/Owner: Famille Bignon-Cordier
  • Vintage: 2020
  • Color: red
  • Peak: drink until 2035
  • Intensity: classic
  • Dominant aroma: black fruit
  • Tasting occasion: gastronomic wine
170.00

Louis Roederer Collection 241 Champagne N.V. (1.5L, 12%)

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This Magnum Collection 241 by Louis Roederer is a flourishing and structured Champagne, elegant and energetic, with a unique vibration. It is complex, fine and straight at the same time modern and powerful while remaining a great classic.

This Champagne Collection 241 by Louis Roederer was renamed in this way to refer to the 241th blend (harvest 2016) that was a huge part in the elaboration of this great Champagne. This was a year that was particularly favourable to the quality of the grapes with a fresh spring and a hot summer ensuring a good maturity of the harvest

145.00

Massolino Barolo Riserva Vigna Rionda DOCG 75cl, 14.5%

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Product Details

Wine type Red wine
Country Italy
Allergens Contains sulphites
Region Piemonte (Piedmont)
Classification DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita)
Grape variety Nebbiolo
Taste dry
Vintage 2017
Alcohol 14.5% Vol.
Storage potential 2054+
Wine pairings Aged Cheese
Game dishes Grilled and fried meat
Meditation wine Mushroom risotto
Stewed meat Closure Natural Cork
Vinification Fermentation in oak barrel
Hand harvesting Maceration on the skins Aging and Maturation
In bottle Oak barrel
Volume0.75 L
Awards and Accolades
Bibenda 4 Grappoli
Gambero Rosso
Gambero Rosso 3 Glasses
I Vini di Veronelli 97 Points
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate
Robert Parker/Wine Advocate 96 Points
Wine Spectator 97 Points
145.00

Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2017 75cl, 14.5%

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Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 2017

The 2017 Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta is a towering wine that shows impeccable concentration, richness and tight balance. The wine opens to deep layers of black fruit, spice, smoky mesquite and campfire ash. It shows big tannic structure that comes with lots of fruit weight and textural padding. But no matter, this is a wine you’ll want to put aside before drinking!
139.00

Chateau Lascombes Margaux Grand Cru Classé 75cl, 13%

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From the 17th century to the present day, ten generations of owners have followed one another and have left their mark on the history of Château Lascombes. A destiny marked by colorful characters who all worked for the excellence of Château Lascombes wines.

An alliance of power and elegance, smoothness and tannic richness, Château Lascombes is a complex wine. Young, its deep robe is still impressive. The palate combines finesse and softness with a grain of very noble tannins. Over the years, you have to rediscover Château Lascombes to fully appreciate its aromatic complexity and see its structure evolve, becoming more and more suave.

For more info, visit Château Lascombes website.

VARIETALS
50% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE

135.00

Chateau La Louviere Rouge Pessac-Leognan Grand Vin De Bordeaux Magnum 1.5L, 13%

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The 2021 La Louvière is quite intense on the precise nose of blackberry, wild strawberry, cedar and tobacco scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, fresh and vibrant, leading to an elegant finish. A success in a difficult vintage. 91-93 Neal Martin.

Lovely perfumed berry nose. Juicy and bright on the palate, this has a sense of joy to it and although the tannins come in and dominate the palate in terms of chewy texture the fruit has persistence and determination giving slightly sour cherry, strawberry and tangy raspberry the whole way through. I love the upfront nature here, the terroir on show in the glass, and the chalky tannins provide the support which will soften over time. Skilled winemaking on show. 92 Geogina Hindle, Decanter.

The epitome of cool blue friuit, on the border of full ripeness, where there is elegance and balance, expertly handled extraction, grilled almond and gunsmoke coming in under the fruit. This is a success, a lean, carefully constructed wine. 91 Jane Anson.

135.00

Chateau Ripeau Ripeau Saint Emilion Grand Cru Magnum 1.5L, 14.5%

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This stunning vineyard is situated northeast of St. Emilion on your way to Pomerol. Its vines are planted on a terroir located near La Conseillante, and Figeac. One of its closest neighbors is no less than Cheval Blanc! The Grégoire family, who previously owned La Rivière in Fronsac, acquired this estate in January 2015. Since then, it has seen huge investments, renovation and plantation program. The varietal mix has evolved with these new plantings and is better adapted to Ripeau’s terroir.
Over the past four vintages, Ripeau has become one of the top “renaissance” stories in St. Emilion. Once a notorious underperformer, it has been transformed by the new owners into what is already one of the appellation’s best values!

Vineyard 16 Ha
Age 35 to 40 years
Density 6,700 vines/Ha
Farming Sustainable
Harvest 100% manual
Yields 35 Hls./Ha
Fermentation Sainless-steel tanks and new 600-liter
oak barrels. Malo in barrels.
Aging 100% in new barrels for 16 to 18 months
Production 35,000 bts in average
Œnologist Claude Gros

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