2021 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Quintessence de Peybonhomme

Château Peybonhomme-les-Tours

From Peybonhomme-les-Tours' oldest vines and best plots comes this limited cuvée of Rachel's most classically cut right bank wine boasting Blaye's tell-tale terroir. Here in Blaye where fresh black fruit with terrific structure and iced tea freshness converge in the glass, the quintessence captures they happily thoughtful qualities of this place with all the density, medium body (only 12.5% abv!), and lift of a bygone age. Find black plum, fresh date, mace, and stewed rhubarb over an herbaceous palate stitched with orange pekoe tea and cut grass leading to a red currant finish. That touch of new oak rounding out the bright black fruit begs for braised meats or a classic bavette or a Sunday lunch of sautéed mushroom toast. An extremely versatile pairing wine. Drink from 2024 to 2034, ideally at 15-18ºC with a 30-60 minute decant.

Country:  France

Region:  Blaye, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Climate:  Moderate Atlantic

Altitude:  ~70m

Soils:  Limestone clays

Varietal/Blend:  90% Merlot, 10% Malbec

Fermentation:  Fermentation with native yeast. Post fermentation maceration of
two weeks.

Ageing:  Aged for one year in new barrels. Then selection of the best barrels. No more than 50ppm of added SO2. Always bottled on a fruit day.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  From the estate's oldest vines (averaging 55 years of age) with a yield of only 25 hl/ha, farmed biodynamically since 2000. Double guyot pruning, spontaneous winter grass cover,
tillage in spring. Hand harvested. Bottled on a fruit day.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  4,500 bottles

CSPC:  118500

About the Producer

Rachel Hubert


Blaye, Bordeaux

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2021 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Quintessence de Peybonhomme
Château Peybonhomme-les-Tours

Country:  France

Region:  Blaye, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

From Peybonhomme-les-Tours' oldest vines and best plots comes this limited cuvée of Rachel's most classically cut right bank wine boasting Blaye's tell-tale terroir. Here in Blaye where fresh black fruit with terrific structure and iced tea freshness converge in the glass, the quintessence captures they happily thoughtful qualities of this place with all the density, medium body (only 12.5% abv!), and lift of a bygone age. Find black plum, fresh date, mace, and stewed rhubarb over an herbaceous palate stitched with orange pekoe tea and cut grass leading to a red currant finish. That touch of new oak rounding out the bright black fruit begs for braised meats or a classic bavette or a Sunday lunch of sautéed mushroom toast. An extremely versatile pairing wine. Drink from 2024 to 2034, ideally at 15-18ºC with a 30-60 minute decant.

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Moderate Atlantic

Altitude:  ~70m

Soils:  Limestone clays

Varietal/Blend:  90% Merlot, 10% Malbec

Fermentation:  Fermentation with native yeast. Post fermentation maceration of
two weeks.

Ageing:  Aged for one year in new barrels. Then selection of the best barrels. No more than 50ppm of added SO2. Always bottled on a fruit day.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  From the estate's oldest vines (averaging 55 years of age) with a yield of only 25 hl/ha, farmed biodynamically since 2000. Double guyot pruning, spontaneous winter grass cover,
tillage in spring. Hand harvested. Bottled on a fruit day.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  4,500 bottles

CSPC:  118500

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

2021 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC Quintessence de Peybonhomme
Château Peybonhomme-les-Tours
From Peybonhomme-les-Tours' oldest vines and best plots comes this limited cuvée of Rachel's most classically cut right bank wine boasting Blaye's tell-tale terroir. Here in Blaye where fresh black fruit with terrific structure and iced tea freshness converge in the glass, the quintessence captures they happily thoughtful qualities of this place with all the density, medium body (only 12.5% abv!), and lift of a bygone age. Find black plum, fresh date, mace, and stewed rhubarb over an herbaceous palate stitched with orange pekoe tea and cut grass leading to a red currant finish. That touch of new oak rounding out the bright black fruit begs for braised meats or a classic bavette or a Sunday lunch of sautéed mushroom toast. An extremely versatile pairing wine. Drink from 2024 to 2034, ideally at 15-18ºC with a 30-60 minute decant.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Blaye, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Climate:  Moderate Atlantic

Altitude:  ~70m

Soils:  Limestone clays

Varietal/Blend:  90% Merlot, 10% Malbec

Fermentation:  Fermentation with native yeast. Post fermentation maceration of
two weeks.

Ageing:  Aged for one year in new barrels. Then selection of the best barrels. No more than 50ppm of added SO2. Always bottled on a fruit day.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  From the estate's oldest vines (averaging 55 years of age) with a yield of only 25 hl/ha, farmed biodynamically since 2000. Double guyot pruning, spontaneous winter grass cover,
tillage in spring. Hand harvested. Bottled on a fruit day.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  4,500 bottles

CSPC:  118500

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403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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