2016 Chateau Tour de SarrailColour : Red Producer : Chateau Tour de Sarrail Country : France Region : Bordeaux Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2016 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : JS91 James Suckling Tasting Note : Aromas: Blackcurrant, blueberry, vanilla, hints of oak, potentially cocoa or chocolate. Palate: Full bodied, rich, soft, and fruit forward, with flavors of dark fruits and vanilla, often described as delicious and easy to drink. Tannins: Round and

dried rose

representing the cellar’s most carefully chosen and fully aged material

and providing ideal conditions for a wine of l’Orée’s naturally rich and unctuous Marsanne character to develop an excellent natural balance between density and freshness

it is precise and energetic

Along with the Horseshoe and Alpine vineyard Chardonnays

plenty of tannins and some austere profiles

produced only from the most exceptional barrels of a single-site selection

aromatic complexity and structural depth across all the major appellations

Structure: Impeccable balance

complimented by subtle green highlights

describing “gorgeous aromas of roses that fill the glass along with ripe strawberries

when Eric Dhondt and Edith Grellet chose to begin estate bottling their own fruit rather than selling to negociants