Region: France - Bordeaux - Graves
Grapes:
Alcohol: 14%
Notes on the Wine
Aromatic and fruity. This has yellow fruits, lychees, some grapefruit and a spicy element from new wood. It has weight, without being heavy, the fresh fruit lifting all the flavors.
Notes on the Producer
Julie and Xavier Gonet-Médeville are, in many ways, the first couple of French wines. Both hail from storied winemaking families: Julie’s family is famous for its incomparable Chateau Gilette, and Xavier comes from a long line of Champagne growers in Le Mesnil. Leading a new generation of winemakers, they bring their family knowledge, methods and passion to the many wines they now make together.
Julie’s father, Christian Médeville, integrated Château Respide-Médeville, in the heart of the Graves region of Bordeaux, into the family estate in 1959. Today, his daughter and her husband coax great Graves Blanc and Rouge from the sandy, gravelly clay soil, allowing the purity of the fruit to shine through. The dry Graves Blanc is a barrel-fermented blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. The Graves Rouge is a blend of approximately 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot.
At Château Respide-Médeville, Julie and Xavier celebrate in their wines what makes the Graves their home: the gravel soils that define the terroir.
