From an altitude vineyard based on the hills of Montsant in Catalonia, this blend of Grenache and Carignan provide a sublet nose of minerals and bright dark berries. The palate is refined, solid in tannins and present a pure and precise freshness. Complete and complex, this is a prime example of the Mediterranean spirits.

From 2.3 ha of clay-limestone on Jacques and Sylvie Guinaudeau of Ch Lafleur's home farm in Mouillac near Fronsac. 75% Sauvignon Blanc picked from 3 to 6 September, 25% Sémillon picked on 31 August and 4 September. Vines replanted in the early 1990s to which were added plants from Sancerre about 20 years later. About half of the Sauvignon Blanc...