Chateau la Bourree Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2020 venezia giulia generous white pepper and limestone

generous white pepper and limestone minerality

and the finish

lemon and yellow plum and green apple before a lightly salty finish

Michel Delhommeau’s Muscadet is distinct from many neighboring Muscadet producers because his vines grow out of Gabbro soil

but neither outshines the other

Chateau la Bourree Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2020 venezia giulia generous white pepper and limestoneCastillon la Bataille is a town on the Dordogne river famous for exactly two things, the climactic victory of the French over the English in the Hundred Years War, and being right next to Saint Emilion. Though Castillon is part of the unwieldy Cotes de Bordeaux super appellation, it is better understood as the neighbor to the famous heart of Bordeauxs right bank. Soil and topography here is pretty similar, Castillon shares St Emilions preference for