Château Haut-Grelot

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Boir Pour Voir Sauvignon Gris (Orange)

An avant-garde Sauvignon Gris, the 'Boir Pour Voir'—Drink to See—is an orange wine with the most gorgeous hue and from one of the finest varieties to be underrepresented in Bordeaux and often found only in its fringe appellations (like Blaye!). Sauvignon Gris is of course the pinkish-grey mutation and it gives not only colour to the wine, but its plusher nature is so well suited to this style. The nose is free of flaws with a juicy tropicality of cantaloupe, fresh herbs, orange marmalade, soursop, and most exciting of all: yellow pepper, a wonderful surprise obviously owing to Sauv Blanc’s famously nuclear payload of pyrazines. This is easily among the most exciting orange wines I’ve tasted in years.

After being foot tread, the maceration spends one month fermenting on the skins in an oak fermenting vat. It was then pressed and racked half to classic Bordeaux French oak barriques and half to concrete egg for a six month élevage. Only 1500 bottles produced. Drink to see!
France
Orange
Biodynamic Wine
Sustainable
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan Wine

Region:  Blaye, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Varietal/Blend:  100% Sauvignon Gris

ABV:  14.0%

Vineyard & Vine Age: Gendron hillside vineyards just east of the winery, nearing the boundary with Cognac (Fine Bois) production.

Cellar: Fermented on the skins one month in wooden fermenters, followed by six months of élevage, half the wine in a Diamant vat (concrete egg) and the other half in French oak Bordeaux barrique. Only 1500 bottles made.

CSPC:  120770

Winemakers Note:  Rose, citrus, orange zest and aniseed aromas. Slight bitterness which gives a great length in the mouth. Perfect with aperitif, hard cheeses and biscuits desserts. To be served between 10 et 12°C.

What the Critics are saying: 

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Château Haut-Grelot
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Boir Pour Voir Sauvignon Gris (Orange)

Region:  Blaye, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

France
Orange
Biodynamic Wine
Sustainable
Vegan Wine
An avant-garde Sauvignon Gris, the 'Boir Pour Voir'—Drink to See—is an orange wine with the most gorgeous hue and from one of the finest varieties to be underrepresented in Bordeaux and often found only in its fringe appellations (like Blaye!). Sauvignon Gris is of course the pinkish-grey mutation and it gives not only colour to the wine, but its plusher nature is so well suited to this style. The nose is free of flaws with a juicy tropicality of cantaloupe, fresh herbs, orange marmalade, soursop, and most exciting of all: yellow pepper, a wonderful surprise obviously owing to Sauv Blanc’s famously nuclear payload of pyrazines. This is easily among the most exciting orange wines I’ve tasted in years.

After being foot tread, the maceration spends one month fermenting on the skins in an oak fermenting vat. It was then pressed and racked half to classic Bordeaux French oak barriques and half to concrete egg for a six month élevage. Only 1500 bottles produced. Drink to see!

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Sauvignon Gris

ABV:  14.0%

Vineyard:  Gendron hillside vineyards just east of the winery, nearing the boundary with Cognac (Fine Bois) production.

Cellar: Fermented on the skins one month in wooden fermenters, followed by six months of élevage, half the wine in a Diamant vat (concrete egg) and the other half in French oak Bordeaux barrique. Only 1500 bottles made.

CSPC:  120770

Winemakers Note: Rose, citrus, orange zest and aniseed aromas. Slight bitterness which gives a great length in the mouth. Perfect with aperitif, hard cheeses and biscuits desserts. To be served between 10 et 12°C.

What the Critics are saying: 

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Blaye, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Sauvignon Gris

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  120770

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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