Vieux Chateau Champs de Mars Castillon-Cotes de Bordeaux 'Johanna' 2005 Rose There is a seamless harmony

There is a seamless harmony of acid

The 2010 Closerie du Pelan opens with an earthy

Fermented and aged entirely in barrels but with none new

after which point it is racked and aged six months in cement and given an additional year of rest in bottle before release

plum and cherry

Vieux Chateau Champs de Mars Castillon-Cotes de Bordeaux 'Johanna' 2005 Rose There is a seamless harmonyThe sandy clay limestone terroir of Champs de Mars is beautifully suited to Merlot, which comprises 80% of the wines blend, complemented by 20% Cabernet Franc. Named after his granddaughter, Johanna was Rgis Moros top wine, containing his oldest vines (70 years on average, with a parcel planted in 1904) and employing a more serious levage than the basic cement aged Champs de Mars bottling. The 2000 Johanna was hand harvested, destemmed completely,