Chateau Bichon Cassignols Graves Blanc 2018
12.5% abv, La Brede, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Semillon & 40% Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris from a 4-hectare organic vineyard aged in barrel (20% new). Tasting note: the Graves Blanc is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with […]
Chateau Prieuré-les-Tours Graves Blanc ‘Cuvée Clara’ 2018
13% abv, Les Domaines de la Mette, Jean-Baptiste Solorzano, Portets, imported by DH Selectuons, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: composite with natural ends. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Sémillon & 10% Sauvignon Gris grown on gravelly soils, with clay-limestone subsoils. Fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged in French oak barrels. Tasting […]
Château les Garelles Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Blanc 2020
12.5% abv, Vignobles Gabriel & Co., Adrian et Thomas Novoa, St-Christoly-de-Blaye, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 75% Sauvignon Blanc & 25% Sauvignon Gris from a 44-hectare vineyard, certified organic, 25-year-old vines, on clay-limestone and clay-sand soil. Direct pressed with no added sulfites, and bottled free […]
Château Darzac Entre-Deux-Mers 2020
13% abv, Barthe, Naujan-et-Postiac, imported by Votto Vines Importing, Hamden, CT. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking note: 40% Semillon, 30% Muscadelle, 20% Sauvignon Gris & 10% Sauvignon Blanc raised in stainless steel tank. Tasting Note: the Darzac is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of nectarine, […]