2017 Stags' Leap Petite SyrahWinemaker Notes This wine presents a deep purple color and opens with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, plum, and subtle floral hints like lavender and violet. On the palate, it delivers bold, concentrated flavors of black cherry, chocolate, herbs, and cracked black pepper, supported by velvety tannins and nicely integrated oak. The blend includes 85% Petite Sirah, with small amounts of Syrah, Grenache, and other Rhne varietals, aged for 14 months in

Each bottling holds onto a unique intensity and softness

which is surprisingly long

and powerful Pauillac wine with a concentrated blend of Cabernet Sauvignon

Moueix understood the market and what needed to be done

revealing both the power and finesse of its DAOU Mountain provenance

Langoa Barton is vinified and matured in exactly the same way as Leoville-Barton and any difference between them must be put down to variations in the soils and exposure of their respective vineyard blocks

It possesses an enveloping body

to hold on to the estate

The freshness of color

sort vigilantly through the fruit at harvest

wet stone mineral

The vines are divided into 24 plots of different soils