Vignobles Pueyo Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 'La Fleur Garderose' 2018

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Vignobles Pueyo Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 'La Fleur Garderose' 2018This grand cru is a selection of the most promising casks, typically from the oldest of their seven hectares of vines in the Graves section of Saint milion near Libourne and the commune of Figeac, averaging 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Raised in demi muids, foudres and terracotta amphorae, bottled after 18 months, unfined and unfiltered. Dense and savory, the fruit leans dark, with tightly wound blackberry and currant influences. Their is

and 15% Syrah

Joseph “Tradition” but the élevage is longer

but with a longer cuvaison and an eighteen month élevage

The 2010 Closerie du Pelan opens with an earthy

and Ton and his team harvest minute quantities of grapes each vintage from these low-yielding long-branched vines

rich and fresh

a variety whose relatively neutral fruit character allows for a powerful articulation of calcareous minerality

this ferments with 20% whole clusters and spends 18 months in a combination of barriques and demi-muids

based on differences in soil

thankfully

with rippling energy that speaks of ultra-healthy fruit

5% alcohol