Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne, 2ème G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 375ml 2011 brancellao green apples and citrus fruits

green apples and citrus fruits in youth

including some on the famous blue clay shared with their illustrious neighbour Petrus

now known to connoisseurs all over the world

The growers might be all smiles now

the fermentations are spontaneous and the wine is aged in cement tank for a year before being bottled without fining or filtration

Chateau Bastor-Lamontagne, 2ème G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 375ml 2011 brancellao green apples and citrus fruitsThe Bastor Lamontagne offers a more exotic bouquet that its peers, with subtle tropical fruit aromas mingling with kiwi fruit and even a hint of toffee apple. It is well defined but it needs to develop more intensity during maturation. The palate has a spicy entry with mint tinged, honeyed fruit that leads to a precise, mineral rich, focused finish that offers a touch of shaved ginger on the aftertaste. This is an intriguing Sauternes that should age