Nicolas Joly Clos de la Bergerie 2013 chateau-labegorce Once called the Thomson Centenary

Once called the Thomson Centenary Shiraz

A little age will help this beauty open its eyes

These slowly ripened grapes develop pure fruit flavours

is supple with cherry fruit and a soft

stony terroirs of the high Valtiendas mountains (1

Nicolas Joly Clos de la Bergerie 2013 chateau-labegorce Once called the Thomson CentenaryThe vines have an average age of 25 years and, of course, the vineyards are farmed biodynamically using only indigenous yeasts in the fermentation. Fermented and aged in neutral barrels, this wine evokes the classic beeswax and lychee nose of great Chenin. The mouth feel is more linear than the Vieux Clos with more aging time needed to open up to notes of quince, baked apple and some exotic citrus.