Chateau Larrivaux, Haut-Medoc, 2019 Clusel Roch 2021 entirely by hand where machines

entirely by hand where machines can't go

Clos des Ducs is one of the most esteemed vineyards in Burgundy

One to drink or to cellar

though it's drinking well now

and precision

Chateau Larrivaux, Haut-Medoc, 2019 Clusel Roch 2021 entirely by hand where machinesA 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