Last Few
2021
75cl
DP
£189.59
2021
3x75cl
DP
£568.76
2021
3x75cl
DP
£430.76
Omri described 2021 as a "vintage of work". This is not something the Guinaudeau clan are afraid of. Few teams are as well prepared, but even for the most meticulous, nature can sometimes present new challenges. In all they encountered 10 nights that required frost protection, but on the 6th of April, they noticed that the turbines were having no affect. It turned out that a 2 Km column of cold air (that originated in Greenland) was sitting over Bordeaux. The turbines were simply sucking more cold air down into the vineyards. Thankfully it wasn’t a hard frost, so the bougies deployed amongst the vines prevented any serious loss. and thankfully they worked; . Omri also defines 2021 as another "multi-vintage year". The first half of summer was oceanic and presented mildew pressure. It wasn't the heaviest rain, but it was unrelenting and required a lot of "gardening". When summer finally arrived, the team worked the soils helping oxygenate the vines. Finally, 2021 provided the opportunity to make wines with lift and elegance. We probably sound like broken records, but this is yet another impeccable range of wines from the Guinaudeau family estates, particularly for Grand Village (red and white) and Les Perrieres. Quite dramatic aromas. One is definitely back in Pomerol with suggestions of flowers and plums. Beautifully refined fruit, fleshy and ripe in the mid-palate, then returns to violets, cool earth notes and touches of nori. Although there's salinity, freshness and chalky tannins, this has a rounder profile (after the Perrieres) and doesn't quite possess the same snap and energy. Two very different expressions. 59% Merlot and 41% Bouchet (Cabernet Franc).
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