Domaine Belargus Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Ultra, Loire, France 2018 375ml DOCG along with subtle vegetable traits

along with subtle vegetable traits

single vineyard wine is 100% Petit Verdot from the Demeter certified biodynamic estate vineyard in the Vista Flores region of the Uco Valley

with ageing in older oak barrels adding further breadth and structure to the explosive fruit

Some wild herbs

Domaine Belargus Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Ultra, Loire, France 2018 375ml DOCG along with subtle vegetable traitsDeep amber. This is rather stunning! Aromatically, it is incredibly spicy, taking me to the Middle East, to spice souks, to old baskets laden with dried apricots; mounds of ground cinnamon, sweet pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, clove, smoked chilli; brushing past twisted plaits of dried bay leaves; the sweet scent of chai filling the air as you round a corner, and then a tumble of honeysuckle in full bloom down a hot stone wall. It smells, tastes, of