2022 Chateau Le Puy 'Duc des Nauves', Cotes de Bordeaux, France Hamilton Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeast)

Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeast) at 17°C and spontaneous malolactic fermentation (indigenous bacteria) at 20°C

The wine is light

It is the most slate driven wine

then finished in port barrels

The flavors here can stand up to richer sauces and even some spice

2022 Chateau Le Puy 'Duc des Nauves', Cotes de Bordeaux, France Hamilton Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeast)Le Puy is certified biodynamic as of the 2015 vintage. Planted to 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the vineyard is situated on the same Asterie limestone mother rock as those of Le Puy, but at a slightly lower altitude80 meters above sea level compared to Le Puys 110 meters. The topsoil is slightly sandier and less clayey here, and it is a bit deeper than at Le Puybetween 1. 0 and 1. 3 meters. In the cellar, Duc des Nauves