The Vice - "Cowboy Monkey" Malbec 2021 (750ml) Bourgueil

The Vice - "Cowboy Monkey" Malbec 2021 (750ml) Bourgueil2021 Vintage The 2021 vintage will be remembered for record low yields with intensely flavored, small sized berries. Harvest started early in all our vineyards and most of it took place during the month of September. A smooth and uneventful harvest. VINEYARD A short drive from Downtown Napa. Rolling hills, west facing sun exposure, constant bay breezes and rich mineral volcanic soil allow our Malbec grapes to ripen to their peak potential. California

Give it a few years to soften

violets and chalky minerality

(MS)"  (8/2015)

Trotte Vieille’s second wine is called "La Vieille Dame de Trotte Vieille”

The wine is rich yet fresh

An open-knit version

accented with delicious red berry notes

balanced feel that’s very much in the style of the 2016 vintage

a dark and cool style focussed on liquorice and clove flavours backed by a core of blue fruits - blueberries

So much fruit and polished tannins in this wine yet tight and composed

These Triassic soils (sand

red berries and cherries