Castell d'Encus, Pyrennees Estate Vineyard, Taleia Blanco 2018 South West France

Castell d'Encus, Pyrennees Estate Vineyard, Taleia Blanco 2018 South West FranceBlend of Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon. Light yellow straw. Notes of vanilla, quince and apricot. Fine and silky palate, with a nervous entry and a long and salty finish. Pear notes. Organic farming. Manual harvesting in small boxes of 10kg. A part of the wine has been fermented in new French oak barrels, with a certain period of aging on lees. The rest of the wine has been elaborated in small stainless tanks of 25 hl and in stone carved vats from 12th

Preserving our soils and therefore our vines

In the middle

James Suckling - 90/100

named after the real-life lovechild of famed medieval lovers Abélard & Héloïse

92 Pts Luis Gutiérrez- The Wine Advocate

which bring depth to the whole

Grape varieties : 80% Merlot - 20% Cabernet Franc

905 ( 750 ml ) + 503 ( magnum 1500 ml ) + 30 ( magnum 3000 ml )

Blend of 75% Merlot

characterized by its elegance

This wine is born out of the longstanding friendship between the Chivite and the Arzak families

the plots overlook the Gironde Estuary