[PRE ORDER] Le Puy - 'Retour des Iles' Red 2018

[PRE ORDER] Le Puy - 'Retour des Iles' Red 2018

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About the wine Vintage | Region | Appellation| Grape

Red Red

2018 2018

Bordeaux Bordeaux

Bordeaux Bordeaux

Merlot Merlot

Biodynamic Biodynamic

Potential Ageing
6 to 8 years
8 to 15 years
15 years and more

Tasting Notes & Ratings

Grape
Merlot (85%), Cabernet Sauvignon (14%), Carmenere | Biodynamic (1%)

"Only 1200 bottles produced"

Tasting notes
Its robe is dark garnet and dense. It has powerful aromas of very ripe red fruits. The mouth is remarkably well-balanced, round and full-bodied, long and full. It offers a fine expression of the fruit accompanied by supple, melted tannins. It is a harmonious and very expressive wine already, with wonderful potential for laying down.

More About The Winery

Owned by the Amoreau family since 1610, Le Puy overlooks the Dordogne valley on the same geological plateau as Saint-Emilion and Pomerol, once called the ‘Plateau of Wonders’. Le Puy was originally built at the beginning of the 17th century and later extended in 1832 by Barthélémy Amoreau. 

There are 35 hectares of vines spread over three plots with soils made of clay, limestone and silica. It’s quite common to find some sharpened flints between the vines as some parts used to be battlefields in medieval times. The soil type varies but is principally a mix of clay, silex and limestone, with very high acidity levels. 

The average age of the vines is 50 years and no synthetic treatments have ever been used at the estate, which is certified biodynamic. Harvest is manual, the grapes are entirely destemmed and the cuvaison is long, continuing for two to four weeks. The “elevage” of the Le Puy wines is done according to the lunar rhythm. The wines are neither fine nor filtered before bottling. Jean-Pierre Amoreau and his son, Pascal, oversee the vineyards and vinification.