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Château le Puy Bordeaux Côte des Francs 'Barthélémy' 2016

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World Wine – “Barthelemy” is Le Puy’s crowning achievement—the fruit is from their greatest, highest-altitude, poorest-topsoil site, which is treated even more minimally in the cellar than the “Emilien” above, and released several years after bottling. Like the Emilien, the Barthelemy is fermented in huge cement vats without human involvement. But, whereas the Emilien spends its first year in large foudres and its second in barriques, the Barthelemy is moved directly into barriques—gross lees and all—for its two-year elevage. During that time, it is “dynamized”—stirred gently in alternating clockwise and counterclockwise strokes—at each full moon, and the lees are subsequently subsumed over time. This ultra-labor-intensive method nourishes the wine and protects it against oxidation, and no sulfur is applied at any point in the process, from harvest to bottling. Even so, the Barthelemy is perfectly stable and can age for many decades, as proven stunningly in a one-hundred-year vertical tasting the Amoreaus hosted in New York last year. 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon..

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Description

Barthélemy is produced from a small parcel called 'Les Rocs' that is composed of old vines and produced without addition of sulfur. It is matured in seasoned casks and barrels made of fine-grain oak of the finest provenance. The elevage period is for 24 months and it is 'dynamised' by stirring according to the lunar calendar. This is a simply amazing wine, full of the finesse, inflection and nuance that defines the finest wines yet also profound, deep and complex. This is every bit a 'first growth' in quality and in terms of expression, it is very much the full orchestra.
Type Red Wine
Varietal(s) Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Brand Chateau le Puy
Vintage 2016

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Château le Puy Bordeaux Côte des Francs 'Barthélémy' 2016-Red Wine-World Wine
Chateau le Puy

Château le Puy Bordeaux Côte des Francs 'Barthélémy' 2016

$290.00
Barthélemy is produced from a small parcel called 'Les Rocs' that is composed of old vines and produced without addition of sulfur. It is matured in seasoned casks and barrels made of fine-grain oak of the finest provenance. The elevage period is for 24 months and it is 'dynamised' by stirring according to the lunar calendar. This is a simply amazing wine, full of the finesse, inflection and nuance that defines the finest wines yet also profound, deep and complex. This is every bit a 'first growth' in quality and in terms of expression, it is very much the full orchestra.

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