Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Maule Valley 500-liter ones) for some 30

500-liter ones) for some 30 months

The total absence of any sense of sweetness in this Brut Zéro allows the limestone to take center stage

20% Carignan and 20% Syrah

left out in the sun) offers lots of dried figs and plum fruit

Fresh blackcurrants

Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Maule Valley 500-liter ones) for some 30This was the first vintage that technical director Pierre Olivier Clouet started to exclusively use 500 liter barrels for Quinault l'Enclos, decreasing the surface area to which the wines are exposed and, ultimately, the impact of the oak. The percentage of new oak is around 50%, and the blend is 68% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet purple colored, the 2016 Quinault l'Enclos opens with expressive