2019 Chateau Haut Selve Reserve Graves

2019 Chateau Haut Selve Reserve Graves

2019 Chateau Haut Selve Reserve Graves Garnet red color; On the nose, black fruits dominate, mixed with Provençal herbs and floral notes (dried roses), sign of the greatest terroirs of Graves. The aromatic intensity reveals subtle notes of roasting and leather, a sign of a well-controlled aging in barrels. In the mouth, the attack is delicate, wadded, then the wine quickly asserts itself as dense and racy with a woody that does not exceed. The tannins, both fine and structuring, guarantee a continuously balanced weft. This cuvée will seduce by its intense floral aromatic accompanied by a dense and elegant texture. To be enjoyed today or at its peak between 2022 and 2025.

The region Graves is named for the pebbles carried out by the Garonne River, which retain the sun’s heat and help ripen the region’s grapes.With the exception of Chateau Haut Brion, no Graves producers were included in the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux First Growths. Graves did not receive its own official classification until 1959. Many historians believe Graves to be the area where the Romans first planted grapes to produce wine in Bordeaux, approximately 2,000 years ago.

Though Graves produces both red and white wines, it is mostly known for its elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends, which are typically redolent of dark cherries with savory spice, chocolate and a distinctive minerality. Wines here tend to be lighter in body and mature more quickly than those from the Haut-Médoc, yet still have fantastic aging potential. Located on Bordeaux’s left bank,

The Château Haut Selve was a daring project that was created from scratch by the Lesgourgues family. Their mission: to create a vineyard on the land of an estate that was infamous for being ravaged by phylloxera, land which had been abandoned for 120 years because it was too difficult to cultivate. Since 1993, they’ve created everything, including planting the vines, constructing the winery, designing the landscaping, and installing the trellises.