Chateau Grand Village (Lafleur) Bordeaux Blanc 2019 (1.5L) CS20231026 and wet limestone

and wet limestone

prunes and walnuts

47-hectare parcel in Pernand-Vergelesses organically

lime peel and 50% more juniper berries than any other St

Chateau Grand Village (Lafleur) Bordeaux Blanc 2019 (1.5L) CS20231026 and wet limestoneMade by the Guinaudeau family of Chteau Lafleur, this is the white from their home estate in Mouillac, just north of Fronsac (bottled as Bordeaux Blanc, here in magnum). The Guinaudeaus apply the same obsessive farming and winemaking they're famous for in Pomerol to a Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend grown on clay limestone soils. Grand Village Blanc is texturally rich, mineral, and built for the table. The 1. 5L format is the kind of bottle to plan