With our clay and limestone soils, the vineyards were in good shape. At the end of the harvest, if we controlled the yield and do a good job in the cellar, the results will allow us to make a good wine”.
With notes of honeysuckle, stone, lemon, apple, flowers and smoke, this concentrated, buttery California Chardonnay is rich, intense, focused and balanced, ending in a long, citrus oil and minerality finish.
“We were stressed because of a variable Bordeaux climate until almost the end of August. And now we are happy because of the nice back season we had until the end of the 2011 Bordeaux harvest!”
Grand Village, owned by Jacques and Sylvia Guinaudau, practices many of the same techniques used at their famous Pomerol estate, Chateau Lafleur. In fact, The Guinaudau’s refer to Grand Village as “Lafleur’s second vineyard”.
Due to its high demands in the vineyard and its fussiness in the cellar, the production of truly great St. Laurent wine is never an accident. It is a question of ambition and patience.
Michel Rolland has taught us to be patient and wait for the optimum maturity in the grapes we harvest. In this vintage, we needed patience as well as extra sorting as 90% of the work has been made in the field to get perfect berries.
The erotic sensations that coat your palate, take your breath away. Picture, dense, molten cherries, truffle, spice and earth. Add the viscosity of motor oil combined with intense purity and the perfect amount of lift to keep it fresh