2019 Côtes de Bourg AOC Tête de Cuvée

Château la Grolet

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.

Country:  France

Region:  Bourg, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Côtes de Bourg AOC

Climate:  Moderate Atlantic

Altitude:  ~20m

Soils:  Gravel

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

Fermentation:  Fermentation with indigenous yeast in temperature controlled concrete vats. Post-fermentation maceration of two additional weeks.

Ageing:  A selection of the best barriques. Aged at least one year in French oak barriques. >50ppm SO2 added overall. Unfined and unfiltered. Bottled on a fruit day.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate vineyards. Biodynamic since 2000. Vines averaging 55 years of age. Only 25hl/ha yield. Double Guyot pruning. Spontaneous winter grassing. Soil work in spring. Treatments combining Bordeaux mixture in small quantities with herbal teas from plants such as horsetail and nettle. Bottled on a fruit day.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  ~6600 bottles

CSPC:  118503

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Rachel Hubert


Bourg, Bordeaux

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2019 Côtes de Bourg AOC Tête de Cuvée
Château la Grolet

Country:  France

Region:  Bourg, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Côtes de Bourg AOC

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

Climate:  Moderate Atlantic

Altitude:  ~20m

Soils:  Gravel

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

Fermentation:  Fermentation with indigenous yeast in temperature controlled concrete vats. Post-fermentation maceration of two additional weeks.

Ageing:  A selection of the best barriques. Aged at least one year in French oak barriques. >50ppm SO2 added overall. Unfined and unfiltered. Bottled on a fruit day.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate vineyards. Biodynamic since 2000. Vines averaging 55 years of age. Only 25hl/ha yield. Double Guyot pruning. Spontaneous winter grassing. Soil work in spring. Treatments combining Bordeaux mixture in small quantities with herbal teas from plants such as horsetail and nettle. Bottled on a fruit day.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  ~6600 bottles

CSPC:  118503

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

2019 Côtes de Bourg AOC Tête de Cuvée
Château la Grolet
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

Country:  France

Region:  Bourg, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Côtes de Bourg AOC

Climate:  Moderate Atlantic

Altitude:  ~20m

Soils:  Gravel

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

Fermentation:  Fermentation with indigenous yeast in temperature controlled concrete vats. Post-fermentation maceration of two additional weeks.

Ageing:  A selection of the best barriques. Aged at least one year in French oak barriques. >50ppm SO2 added overall. Unfined and unfiltered. Bottled on a fruit day.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Estate vineyards. Biodynamic since 2000. Vines averaging 55 years of age. Only 25hl/ha yield. Double Guyot pruning. Spontaneous winter grassing. Soil work in spring. Treatments combining Bordeaux mixture in small quantities with herbal teas from plants such as horsetail and nettle. Bottled on a fruit day.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  ~6600 bottles

CSPC:  118503

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403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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