2023 Le C Sec du Chateau Closiot Top 10 melon and prosciutto

melon and prosciutto

bright cherry fruit and hints of cracked pepper on the finish

unforgiving volcanic sand is inhospitable to phylloxera and provides a backdrop of smoky minerality in all of the wines

This grenache-heavy red in its youth it chock full of luscious jammy red fruit and spice

took over as winemaker and will continue to steward Hirsch’s bottlings of individual parcels

2023 Le C Sec du Chateau Closiot Top 10 melon and prosciuttoCompared to the regular bottling this sees all oak fermentation, 25% new. This is full bodied white Bordeaux with some botrytis, think a dry Sauternes. Nutty, toasty, exotic and rich, this would pair well with a heavy cream sauce.