Domaine Belargus Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Ultra, Loire, France 2018 375ml DOCG Some wild herbs

Some wild herbs

single vineyard wine is 100% Petit Verdot from the Demeter certified biodynamic estate vineyard in the Vista Flores region of the Uco Valley

So much mineral energy

with ageing in older oak barrels adding further breadth and structure to the explosive fruit

Concluding with a long

Domaine Belargus Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Ultra, Loire, France 2018 375ml DOCG Some wild herbsDeep amber. This is rather stunning! Aromatically, it is incredibly spicy, taking me to the Middle East, to spice souks, to old baskets laden with dried apricots; mounds of ground cinnamon, sweet pepper, cardamom, nutmeg, clove, smoked chilli; brushing past twisted plaits of dried bay leaves; the sweet scent of chai filling the air as you round a corner, and then a tumble of honeysuckle in full bloom down a hot stone wall. It smells, tastes, of