Here the Cabernet comes to us typically flawless, and the wines are as such. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc. As good as it gets, it needs just 2-4 years in the cellar and will evolve gracefully for at least 20-25 years.Īlejandro Bulgheroni Lithology Beckstoffer Dr. Cassis, blackberries, leafy herbs, lead pencil shavings, and tobacco leaf are just some of the nuances here, and it’s full-bodied, deep, and concentrated on the palate while maintaining an ethereal, seamless, utterly perfect balance between its fruit, alcohol, tannins, and acidity. Aged 20 months in 70% new French oak and put together by Philippe Melka and Michel Rolland, it has an incredibly pure, full-bodied, massive yet weightless style that I suspect couldn’t be achieved anywhere outside of Napa Valley. Pure perfection in Cabernet, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Alejandro Bulgheroni is all varietal and comes two-thirds from Oakville with the balance from sites in St. It is a magnificent, and magnificently elegant expression of this house, and when asked recently, Monsieur Rolland stated plainly to me, “oh yes indeed – this is the best one, the best yet…” Helena Cabernets, with mineral, herb, subtle tobacco and vanilla, plum skins, and pie crust, purple flowers, forest-conifer notes, and very fine tannic structure. Positive, full-bodied, and quite powerful, there’s the expected crème de cassis and blackberry from St. Blended several times very intently by masters of their craft Philippe Melka and Michel Rolland, this is the ultimate expression of our house’s work. It is hard to imagine with the Lithology range receiving 298 points out of 300 for the three single-vineyard wines, that there could possibly be a wine above them. Decanter World Wine Awards 2021, 90 pts Briny minerality with a long, textured finish." Good underlying richness, with nice backbone and structure. The harvest began on September 2 under clement skies. The dry and sunny weather of the second half of August brought the grape good maturity. July and early August, rainy and stormy brought the water needed vineyards. In July, a hailstorm located did some damage to our Fourchaume plot. With a hot, dry spring flower took place in good conditions. 2011 Vintage The relatively high temperatures at the end of winter allowed an early bud vines in early March. The wine is bottles between 14 and 21 months after the harvest. Then we perform a tangential filtration method friendly to the wine.
If necessary, we make a collage of Bentonite to remove proteins and a passing cold which eliminates tartar crystals. There is a long aging on lees to refine the flavors and develop complex flavors.
Winemaking After a slight settling, the juice is put in stainless tanks to achieve its fermentation both alcoholic and malolactic. The ground floor is Kimmeridgian marl consisting clay and limestone. They are mostly north and north-west oriented.
The Vineyards The plots are in Chablis located predominantly on the village of Fleys, but also on the common Chichée and Fontenay, their total area is 13 hectares. Corinne Perchaud Chablis (half-bottle) is 100 percent Chardonnay.Ī classic Chablis with aromas of ripe white fruits and a taste of rich minerals.
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