Chateau Malescasse Haut-Medoc Bottle:12 sea swept Awatere Valley

sea swept Awatere Valley

and it's powerful enough to stand up to ice like a rock star

Balanced and firm on the long

All production was converted to what we know today as vodka

lushly-textured Pinot Noir expressive of sunny days and cool Pacific nights

Chateau Malescasse Haut-Medoc Bottle:12 sea swept Awatere Valley8991. Barrel Sample. This is a structured wine, with dense, dry tannins from both the concentrated fruit and the wood aging. It has the potential to be rich, but is also cut by intense acidity This vintage will be remembered because of a great freezing spell that destroyed 50% of the Medocs grape vines. The large terroirs fared better because of their proximity to the river, which acted as a thermal buffer. This was the case for Malescasse, where only