Château Bouscassé

Château Bouscassé Vieilles Vignes,Madiran 1999 0,75l

Château Bouscassé Vieilles Vignes Madiran is produced from very old Tannat vines, some more than a hundred years old, planted in small plots of fine clay on the edge of an old cliff in Maumusson-Laguian. This terroir yields an especially concentrated and refined expression of Madiran. The bouquet offers dark berry and plum fruit with notes of cigar box, mocha and sweet spice. On the palate the wine is powerful and deep yet remarkably polished, with firm, ripe tannins, vibrant acidity and excellent ageing potential. It is a characterful, structured red that pairs beautifully with game, slow-roasted lamb or rich blue cheeses.

Twenty-four months on fine lees in new barriques give the old-vine Tannat depth, power and mature complexity.