Château la Grolet

2019 Côtes de Bourg AOC Tête de Cuvée

The Tête de Cuvée from Château la Grolet is an annual selection of their best sites and best barriques to create the finest expression of their terroir, aged longer and released later. This vintage offers effusive notes of tonka Bean, chestnut purée, vanilla blossom, sandalwood, and blackberry leaf over a fruit core of black currant and sloe berries, supported by powdery tannins of an almost cosmetic texture giving structure to the lush fruit and racy acidity that make this wine such a pleasure with an array of dishes. Drink now or age another 10-15 years. A beautiful picture of great farming and classical winemaking.
France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan Wine

Region:  Bourg, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Côtes de Bourg AOC

Varietal/Blend:  85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

ABV:  14.5%

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

Cellar: This wine is fermented with indigenous yeast in temperature-controlled concrete vats, followed by two weeks of post-fermentation maceration. Then, it is aged at least one year in French oak barriques, unfined and unfiltered.

CSPC:  118503

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Château la Grolet
2019 Côtes de Bourg AOC Tête de Cuvée

Region:  Bourg, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Côtes de Bourg AOC

France
Red
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
Vegan Wine
The Tête de Cuvée from Château la Grolet is an annual selection of their best sites and best barriques to create the finest expression of their terroir, aged longer and released later. This vintage offers effusive notes of tonka Bean, chestnut purée, vanilla blossom, sandalwood, and blackberry leaf over a fruit core of black currant and sloe berries, supported by powdery tannins of an almost cosmetic texture giving structure to the lush fruit and racy acidity that make this wine such a pleasure with an array of dishes. Drink now or age another 10-15 years. A beautiful picture of great farming and classical winemaking.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  Château la Grolet 2019 Côtes de Bourg Tête de Cuvée comes from estate vineyards at 20 meters altitude, biodynamic since 2000. The 55-year-old vines, double Guyot pruned, grow on gravel soils with low yields and natural treatments supporting healthy growth

Cellar: This wine is fermented with indigenous yeast in temperature-controlled concrete vats, followed by two weeks of post-fermentation maceration. Then, it is aged at least one year in French oak barriques, unfined and unfiltered.

CSPC:  118503

Winemakers Note: []

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:  Bourg, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Côtes de Bourg AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

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:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  118503

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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