2007 Garrus
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Selection of the best vineyards of the château, south-south-east exposure, chalky-clay slopes. Assemblage of Grenache (48% 80 year old) and Rolle. 100% free-run juice. Grapes are individually tasted and selected in the vineyard, harvesting in small crates, only in the morning, sorted twice. Destemming and soft pressing, maceration at 10-12°C to extract aromas, vinification exclusively in demi-muids (500-litre barrels) for eight months with burgundian-style bâtonnage, temperature controlled. Slightly paler than the other 2007s. Very fine and sinewy. Perhaps the most lifted and ethereal of all these wines. Serious structure and great underlying complexity. Really very good indeed. Truly serious wine that happens to be pink. Just shedding its youthful tannin. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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Smoky nose. Herby and quite fine. Very smooth textured with some herbiness. (JR)