Here’s the detail; plot selection. Soft pruning. De-budding. Large surface trellising. Harvest triage. Cool skin-contact maceration. Pneumatic sequential pressing. Cold settling on must deposits. Cool temperature fermentation (14/18°C). Then five months of ageing on spent lees with stirring in French oak barrels and concrete vat. Low dose fining. Tangential filtration, then on cartridge during nitrogen protected bottling.

Fabien says; ‘Produced from our best plots, this reserve delivers elegant aromas of pear, pineapple, citron, queen greengage and almond. Ripe, concentrated, with fine depth to smoky, mineral - almost salty flavours. Fruits, mineral character, and a kiss of nuts linger on the long finish, unveiling a distinctive and complex identity – a sense of origin – for this wine.’

Situated in the arguably unfashionable Entre-Deux-Mers to the east of Bordeaux, away from the more famous Left and Right Banks with their expensive Chateaux, comes this beacon of quality. The estate is fully organic with meticulous attention to detail and commitment to the environment at all stages of the development of the wines from the vineyard via the fermentation vats and oak barrels to the bottles is what makes Chateau Lamothe-Vincent such a magical place. Co-owner Fabien Vincent is 2024 Bordeaux Winemaker of the Year whilst brother Christophe works the vineyards. He aims to make his best terroirs shine, and just as an attentive father would do with all his children, he continuously monitors every vine.

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