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Château Le Puy Retour des îles 2020 BIO

Bordeaux

Red

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Wooden crate

merlot
atypical
expressive
biodynamics
box

"An atypical breeding: the barrels travel on a schooner and cross the Atlantic Ocean for 1 year!"

Each year, the "Retour des îles" cuvée is a fine selection of the best barrels from the "Barthélemy" cuvée. The barrels then embark on a circumnavigation of the Atlantic by sail. After a minimum of one year's dynamic ageing in our cellars, this wine benefits from the swell and winds for almost an entire year aboard a schooner. This certified Organic and Biodynamic wine offers a profile as close as possible to its terroir - Delivery in wooden box possible for orders of 1 bottle of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected).

Features

Estate

Château Le Puy

Cuvée

Retour des îles

Vintage

2020

Designation

Vin de France

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

85% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Carménère

Terroirs

At the summit of the most prestigious asteriated limestone plateau on the right bank of the Garonne, the Coteau des Merveilles.

Viticulture

Certified Organic and Biodynamic

Harvest

Manual with chiselling sorting

Winemaking

Selection of the best Barthélemy barrels, natural fermentation by infusion using indigenous yeasts, no filtration, no fining and no added sulphur.

Breeding

By dynamization for 1 year in barrels tested at the château, then on a schooner sailing the Atlantic Ocean for 10 months bringing the benefits of swell and wind.

Alcohol content

11,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep, dense garnet

Nose

Powerful, ripe red fruit aromas

Mouth

Remarkably well-balanced, round and ample, long and fleshy. Deep expression of fruit on supple, airy tannins. Incredibly expressive, with tremendous cellaring potential.

Serve

AT 17-18°C

Open

2 hours before

Drink from

2024

Drink before

2031

Production

1,200 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with roast pigeon, red meat with cep sauce, or a chocolate dessert...

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Expert opinion

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

Owned since 1610 by the Amoreau family, this estate stands out for its terroir, its singular winemaking methods and, above all, its viticulture. Led by fervent advocates of biodynamic viticulture, including its director Harold Langlais, production is often hailed by natural wine enthusiasts, but the infused style may confuse those accustomed to classic Bordeaux. From the classic Cuvée Émilien to the Cuvée Barthélémy, the wines are deep and have great ageing potential. For the latter plot selection, the domaine is applying to the INAO for AOC recognition, given its red clay and limestone geology, its position on the highest point of the appellation and the bacterial quality of the soils, which have not seen any inputs for ages. In the meantime, the estate's production is labelled Vin de France.

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Rated area (2023 guide) Recommended

About the domain :

Long ignored, even despised, Le Puy now attracts a great deal of attention, and arouses the curiosity of its most prestigious neighbors, who don't hesitate to travel in packs, as Harold Langlais, its director, confided to us. It has to be said that the estate has a lot going for it, if only in terms of storytelling: a family whose winegrowing origins date back to the early 17th century, soils that have never undergone the ravages of chemistry for over 400 years, wines and landscapes whose quasi-mystical aura would make even the most fervent Cartesian doubt.

Terre de Vins

Terre de Vins

Area rated Recommended

About the domain :

A little further east, overlooking the Dordogne, Château le Puy boasts 15 generations of the Amoreau family since 1610. The champions of the most natural viticulture possible and minimalist cellar interventionism, they produce moving, sincere wines, whether from the famous Château le Puy or the Closerie Saint Roc, purchased in 2012, whose Les Noyers 2020 parcel cuvée is superb, combining depth and velvety flesh in serene completeness.

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