Chateau Margaux, Margaux, France 2005 Giralepre grilled venison

grilled venison

Fruity and floral white wine from Weingut Meulenhof in Mosel

Medium- to full-bodied

but they have lowered the time in barrel as the wines stay in the fermentation oak vats until February and then are put in 500-liter and larger barrels and bottled before the next harvest

Chateau Margaux, Margaux, France 2005 Giralepre grilled venisonThe nose on this seems more concentrated than the 2000, and the purity of fruit is stunning, with blueberries, raspberries, fresh flowers, and hints of licorice. This is perfect and complete. Full bodied, with notes of forest berries and wild raspberries, this is thick and velvety with perfectly polished tannins. You can really feel the density on this, more than the tannic structure. This is a sleeping beauty that will be utterly captivating when it