Chateau La Rame Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 'Reserve du Chateau' 2020

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Chateau La Rame Sainte-Croix-du-Mont 'Reserve du Chateau' 2020Since 1983, Chteau La Rame has produced in superior vintages a Rserve du Chteau, which is fermented and aged exclusively in oak barrels, one third of which are new. The levage continues for 18 to 24 months and additional aging in bottle occurs prior to release from the estate. The grapes for this cuve are selected after a rigorous triage to obtain only the ripest fruit with the most intense level of botrytis. The Rserve du Chteau is not fined and is

also known as Chasselas

this gives high-toned spice and earthy punch alike

iconoclastic creations that defy fine-tuned peer-group comparisons and revel in their singular personalities

This is a true “brut zero” and never receives a dosage

The soil is a mix of sand

Maria Sole’s workhorse (pun intended) wine

No de-stemming is done here

On the palate

and its long

“Granomelo”—a play on the name of the cru Melogranino from which it is sourced—is 100% Sangiovese from south-facing slopes of sandy clay and silt

decades-old Viennese-oak casks

most of which—besides a small parcel of Sauvignon Blanc—are planted to roughly 75% Cabernet Sauvignon