2020 Chateau Haut Segottes, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux France Encosta da Quinta Vineyard: Bad Gams

Vineyard: Bad Gams

But not the Hofberg

280-300-meters elevation

A 15 year old bottling

All the grapes that go into it (an ever-changing mix of white and red varieties) are fermented whole-cluster

2020 Chateau Haut Segottes, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux France Encosta da Quinta Vineyard: Bad GamsTradition reigns at Chteau Haut Segottes. Harvest is manual; fermentation takes place in cuve; wines are rotated into barrel for an levage of 18 months; approximately 20% of the barrels are new; wines are bottled unfiltered. Although the majority of the vineyards are planted to Merlot, the ultimate cuve bottled as Saint milion Grand Cru features a majority of Cabernet Franc. This dominance of Cabernet Franc, frequently on the order of 65%, produces a