minimal SO2 added only at bottling
layers of raisin
and vanilla
Wine ferments in tank then raised for 10 months in 20% new Stockinger Austrian oak barrels
Château Massereau Graves 2013 Gamay minimal SO2 added only at45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% red stemmed Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Petit Verdot from Graves, Bordeaux, France; medium plus bodied and dry with notes of stewy red fruits, red and blackcurrant, dried strawberry, roasted red bell pepper, and violets, layers of leather, mushroom, pencil shavings, cigar box, black pepper, and dusty rocks, with mint and eucalyptus high tones, well integrated oaky undertones, medium acidity, and dry chalky tannins.