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A tightly wound, super restrained wine of incredible finesse, this is a Grillet that speaks directly to the historical attributes long associated with this unique terroir. Of course these descriptions may surprise those who know that 2022 was a warm sunny year, but that is nothing new to these steep, south facing slopes. The wine has power, yet is coiled, and will clearly live for decades (as so many Château-Grillet wines have done). For now you can expect characteristics of lemon and orange blossom, chamomile, hints of apricot and honey and a long saline finish with gentle, pithy, grapefruit notes. Some real structure and subtle spice too. Everything is there for a long journey, so if you open this young, decant it as early as possible. With age, the palate will gain richness, and complexity and with enough time it will show more stonefruit, honey and truffle, while the finish will always stay mineral with smoky, salty length.
The grapes were chilled before being pressed as whole bunches. The juice settled for 24 to 48 hours before fermenting wild (finished in barrel) and going through full malolactic conversion. It matured for approximately 12 months in barrel–sometimes more–before the resting another six to eight months in stainless steel vats. In a departure from the previous regime, only one new 300-litre barrel is added to the cellar each year, which equates to roughly 15% new wood in the blend. The balance aged in second to fourth-use wood.