Chantegrive

ChantegriveThis over performing property has come though once again with a lovely 2005 that is slightly denser, richer and darker than usual, but very well made, with charcoal, tobacco leaf, spice box, and black and red currants. It is medium bodied but rich, with some light tannin to resolve. Drink it over the next decade.

The mouthfeel is thickly woven and generous

but I would give it some time in bottle before revisiting

its made from a single vineyard planted in the Santa Cruz Mountains at 730m above sea level and just 15 miles from the Pacific ocean

Disgorged in July 2024 with one gram per liter dosage

(from Les Porroux)

dried flowers and cola

full-bodied richness

spurring a lusciously long finish

(86-89)/2016+

with attractive

This too is built on its fruit though there is enough structure to reward a few years of keeping

it doesn t quite have the level of fleshiness and depth that is found in so many wines from Bolgheri in 2006