Brandeau Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | The house red if you will, Chateau Brandeau is a classically dark-fruited yet elegant and balanced Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux. Majority Merlot (80%) from slopes on clay, with old vines Cabernet Franc from clay and limestone soils. Julien feels this wine offers a true expression of the terroir of the estate, "sans artifice." Maceration is for about 4 weeks, with light extraction, some occasional punchdowns and light pumping over. Aging is for 16 months in 5000L foudres. Note, there's no new oak here, or even small second use barrels. Perhaps this is what he means by "sans artifice" as we do get a very pure expression of smooth cassis fruit from the Merlot, a lovely touch of the Cabernet Franc on limestone for mineral complexity in the finish, and the neutral aging that allowed the wine to develop slowly and |
| Price: | $ 19.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Chambers Street Wines
| Address: |
160 Chambers Street New York, NY 10007 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 212-227-1434 |
| Fax: | 212-227-7978 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 17, 2024.
