and then gently pressed with the juice going into a 25hl French oak vat where the wine ferments and ages for seven months before bottling in the spring after the harvest
” which is an easy (albeit simplistic) way to describle this modern/flamboyant blend of Nebbiolo and Barbera that was first produced in the early nineties at the dawn of the “Super-Piemontese” era
About: Château Lagrange is in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle in Bordeaux’s Médoc region
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” –Jeb Dunnuck
2021 Chateau la Caminade Cahors Tradition, 70% Malbec, 25% Merlot, 5% Tannat Sandrone Collection and then gently pressed withFrom: Parnac, Cahors, France Varietal: Malbec, Merlot, Tannat Taste: This is a dry, full bodied red blend with a dense garnet hue in the glass. The palate opens with layers of dark berry fruitblack cherry, blackberry, and plumfollowed by savory notes of black olive, green bell pepper, and anise seed. Velvety tannins frame the mid palate, where the wine deepens into tones of graphite, tobacco leaf, and crushed herbs. The finish is persistent and well