2016 Chateau Bonnin "La Fleur Blanchon" Lussac Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France

This eliminates the need to pump the wines so much

5% Cinsault

Cepage is equally Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah

Based on the Cortese grape

occasionally

with far below average rain fall

with young vine wines and Sauvignon aged in cement and stainless steel tanks

The Semillon began fermenting in tank and just before completion was blended with some sweeter muscat

these old wines have been lovingly looked after by oenologist Ignacio Lozano

Tempranillo and Graciano in Sierra de la Demanda

Oiry and Chouilly in the Côte and recently acquired vineyards in Louvois in the Montagne

meaning “on top of