Chateau de Bois-Brincon - Terre de Gres 2010 (750ml) Australia Clare Valley Riesling

Chateau de Bois-Brincon - Terre de Gres 2010 (750ml) Australia Clare Valley RieslingThe vines of the Terre de Grs sit on the edge of the Bassin Parisien, just northeast of Brissac Quinc. Here there are 1. 5 hectares of Chenin Blanc planted, on a terroir of sandstone and chalk. The fruit, destined for the Anjou Blanc Terre de Grs, is picked in tries, the aim being for ripe berries in the dor stage rather than full botrytisation. There is a whole bunch pressing using pneumatic equipment, proceeding slowly over 8 10 hours, followed by

The palate experience offers both structure and a complex fruit core that play off each other

with a very high polyphenolic content

The elegant palate is a master class in tannin management

black cherry and white pepper flavors

As the wine has more time in the glass blueberries and bubblegum come to the surface balanced by subtle flints of fresh marjoram

it showed off the pure power

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complemented by aromas of black cherry

"La Porte des Ducs" offers a nice lightness with citrus and gooseberry aromas

Soil: Lacustrine clay with disgregated igneous rock

concentrated berries with a hint of spicy oak

is acknowledged as the most ancient family of the area