2018 Château Vieux Taillefer "Pavillon de Taillefer" Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This wine represents 90% of the production. It is a 100% Merlot, from the terroirs of of Vignonet, Saint Sulpice de Faleyrens and Saint Emilion. It is the Classic Cuve of the property and what is, according to Catherine and Philippe Cohen, the definition of Bordeauxs right bank Merlot. It is a wine for aging but can however be tasted from a very early age. It is a real Classique of the Saint Emilion appellation. Organic farming,

Rodri is intent on pursuing this shift in the Galician trend

The wine goes through malo and is aged on its lees without bâtonnage or racking in a combination of used Burgundy barrels

He ferments all wines using indigenous yeasts

citrus and light floral nuances

aiming to highlight clarity

believing that excessive wood masks full expression of the terroir

bunches and grapes are sorted again as soon as they reach the cellar

New-world pioneers in the production of Pinot Gris

and it remains the emblematic wine of the domaine: a structured

To emphasize the idiosyncrasies of these vineyards

that 'sense of place'

François’s son Pascal Charles joined the estate team