2020 Chateau Haut Segottes, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux France Encosta da Quinta But not the Hofberg

But not the Hofberg

Vineyard: Bad Gams

280-300-meters elevation

All the grapes that go into it (an ever-changing mix of white and red varieties) are fermented whole-cluster

and given 24 hours of skin-contact before spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel

2020 Chateau Haut Segottes, Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux France Encosta da Quinta But not the HofbergTradition reigns at Chteau Haut Segottes. Harvest is manual; fermentation takes place in cuve; wines are rotated into barrel for an levage of 18 months; approximately 20% of the barrels are new; wines are bottled unfiltered. Although the majority of the vineyards are planted to Merlot, the ultimate cuve bottled as Saint milion Grand Cru features a majority of Cabernet Franc. This dominance of Cabernet Franc, frequently on the order of 65%, produces a