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  • Country ranking ?

    1 515
  • Producer ranking ?

    4
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2025
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Loin with Carrot

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The Story

Château-Grillet is a wine for the initiated, which does not give up its secrets easily; it has great elegance, tightness and a magnificent aromatic complexity. It is a wine for laying down, and requires patience until it reveals all its magic.

Its minerality is often accompanied by a freshness reminiscent of a sea breeze, sometimes even with hints of mint. The aromatic spectrum is wide and varied. Floral elegance (rose, violet, lime-blossom...

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Tasting note

nose

Mature

taste

Complex and Elegant

Written Notes

Pale lemon yellow, tender and caressing nose of ripe lemon and a caressing minerality. A hint of smoked ham far behind. Finaly a white Rhône that doesn't have acidity like a worn and washed out t-shirt. On the low side, yes, but this one still manages to make things almost fresh, it's adequate. Slightly heavy finish, and the alcohol is somewhat untidy.
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Origin

Vérin, Northern Rhône

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Below Average

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None
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