2020, Domaine du Pélican, SAVAGNIN "Ouillé-Grand Curoulet"Grand Curoulet is a terroir that is most suitable for Savagnin. The soil is made of grey marls (about half the parcel) and multicoloured marls (green and wine red) from the Trias geological period the oldest and highest quality marls. Domaine du Plican purchased this Grand Curoulet parcel in 2012. This smells richer, more open, the fruit a little riper ripe citrus and even a touch of just ripe apricot compared with the straight Savagnin Ouill but I

Some rain in early September saved the day

cigar box and iron ore over a core of crushed blackberries and black cherries with intermittent wafts of black and red currants

” Medium to deep garnet-purple coloured

The epitome of careful

A pure expression of Sangiovese

fine and firm tannins with soft blueberry elements and crushed stones

The 2022 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion is a powerful

cassis and plums mingled with violets

The medium to full-bodied palate is an exercise in elegance

with plenty of Haut-Bailly house signature (to the point that it is very much worth looking at instead of HBII

charming and fleshy

almost creamy finish