Chateau Lagrange Saint-Julien 2005 SPS21 lemon peel

lemon peel

The Shinomine range of sake from Chiyo is named after the Shinomine mountain range not far from the brewery

consisting of a subtle combination of eleven plants and spices intensifying all the freshness of green anise from the Mediterranean

just across the Tanaro river from Barolo where the soils turn sandy and the wines turn fragrant

then bottles unfiltered and naturally hazy

Chateau Lagrange Saint-Julien 2005 SPS21 lemon peelSaint Julien Third Growth Chateau Lagrange has been owned by Suntory since 1983, and decades of patient investment show in the consistency of the wines. The 2005 was born of one of Bordeaux's truly classical great vintages ripe but cool, structured but precise. Now twenty years on, it's settling into a beautiful drinking window: the primary fruit has folded into leather, cedar, and tobacco, the tannins are silky, and the structure still gives it years