1997 Chateau Gilette Creme de Tete Sauternes 750ml VB Gifts and ever so slight baking

and ever so slight baking spice running through

he also found that careful (in his case regenerative) farming is key to preserving the diversity that lends to healthy and lasting ecosystems

and full of crunchy red fruit

red and earthy purple fruit with a hint of spice and smoke

This one’s neither sweet nor extracted nor inky

1997 Chateau Gilette Creme de Tete Sauternes 750ml VB Gifts and ever so slight bakingChteau Gilette famously ages its wines in tank for decades before release, resulting in a style that is completely unique in Sauternes. This shows honey, caramel, dried apricot, and a deep, almost rancio like complexity that only time can create. Rich but still lifted, its perfect with blue cheese or as a dessert all on its own!