Chateau Larrivaux, Haut-Medoc, 2019 SO121425 and spice—cinnamon

and spice—cinnamon

elegant Nebbiolo crafted through free-run fermentation with indigenous yeasts and minimal skin soaking

and tannic structure unusual for white wine

just enough to round the texture without dulling the cut

the Crichet Paje

Chateau Larrivaux, Haut-Medoc, 2019 SO121425 and spice—cinnamonA charming, history soaked Haut Medoc from Chateau Larrivaux, an estate handed down the female line of the same family since 1580, one of the oldest continuous ownerships in the Medoc. It sits in Cissac, at the gates of Saint Estephe, on gravelly soils, now overseen by Berengere Tesseron of the Lafon Rochet family. The blend leads with Merlot (around 70%) over Cabernet Sauvignon, making it a softer, earlier drinking claret. 2019 was an excellent