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Château Grillet 2008

Château Grillet 2008

A bouquet of wild flowers and white orchard fruit precedes a palate of nervy intensity underscored by a fine acidity and complex mineral notes with an incredibly long finish. This is approachable now if decanted and should have at least 15 years aging potential.

Bottle

£85.00
Bottle (case)

£1,020.00

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Château Grillet 2008

Last year, long-serving patronne, Isabelle Barantin, sold her vine-holdings and the eponymous Chateau, which dates from the 16th Century, to Francois Pinault, owner of the world-renowned, first growth estate Chateau Latour. While it is sad in one sense that this unique site is passing out of a family ownership that dates back to the Revolution, most close observers would acknowledge that Chateau Grillet was ready for some serius external investment in order to achieve its full potential.

Style: White Wine, Dry (Sec), Full-bodied
Region: Rhone, Chateau Grillet
Producer: François Pinault
Vintage: 2008
Grape variety (Cépage): Viognier
Wine pairing - drink with: Poultry
Cellarage: Two schools exist - those who think the wine is best when drunk young and fresh and those who think it benefits from considerable (7+ years) bottle age.
Vinification: Ripe grapes are pneumatically pressed within two hours of harvesting. The juice is then fermented in 20hl stainless steel cuves. The indigenous yeasts are used and the temperature is kept to 20-10 degrees. The wine is then left to undergo malolactic fermentation and in the Spring is transferred to used oak casks for a further 6 months prior to a light filtration and chateau bottling.
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 13%