Chateau Terrefort Lescalle AOC Bordeaux 2023

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Chateau Terrefort Lescalle AOC Bordeaux 202380% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, largely from the younger vines and heavier clay plots at Chteau Lescalle (terre fort = strong earth), to give a more richly fruited wine for earlier consumption. The fruit is destemmed and fermented in a mix of stainless steel and concrete tanks. Extraction is via pump overs once or twice a day during ferment (typically 3 to 4 weeks), followed by 12 months maturation in tank. Chteau Lescalle was built in 1875 by

creamed-honey lees and grapefruit in check

the oak is well integrated and a ferrous minerality adds a brightness and spark to everything

partly in stainless steel

get some to put down and enjoy in the next 5-15 years

95 Points – Antonio Galloni

this is staggeringly beautiful

Beautiful perfume of red berries

and cinnamon spice

Rather more backward on the nose

Vivid and bright with hibiscus undertones to the orange and berry character

whose personal project came to an end with the 2019 vintage

What a great nose of fresh pineapple and wild herbs this rich and concentrated dry Riesling has