Chateau Magneau Graves 2022 Vintage:2022 plum and sandy earth

plum and sandy earth

full but silty textured with delicate tannins and a burst of clay earth on the finish

This is classic lighter style Barbaresco

one third Syrah and one sixth Mourvedre

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Chateau Magneau Graves 2022 Vintage:2022 plum and sandy earthGraves is often forgotten in Bordeaux, a sleepy, unfashionable neighborhood southeast of the city, far away from all the hubbub of Medoc and the trendy garagistes of the right bank. In truth, Graves was once the heart of Bordeaux wine country, before vineyards were even planted in Medoc, it was wine from vineyards planted on gravel soils just outside the city that first drew the attention of the founding fathers, that filled wine shops in London, and