Chateau La Chartreuse de Coutet, 2nd Vin Barsac 375ml 2020 messapi Passionfruit and guava characters dominate

Passionfruit and guava characters dominate the perfumed nose

minerals and espresso are lifted by a floral high note

this 50mm downpour succeeded in refreshing the vines

the Catena family has grown vines in the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Mendoza

ethereally light and delicious – I hate the term smashable as it sounds crass

Chateau La Chartreuse de Coutet, 2nd Vin Barsac 375ml 2020 messapi Passionfruit and guava characters dominateEach precious batch goes through the press, a decisive step for extraction, and is then barrelled for the next step: fermentation. The barrels are laid down the length of the barrel hall, then comes the long period during which the wine matures. When the time comes for blending, old cellar masters return to the estate, sharing and passing on their memories of taste, time and place to the current team.