Louis Max Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Lièvres 2016 (750ml) Navarra

Louis Max Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Lièvres 2016 (750ml) NavarraBeautiful ruby red robe, brilliant and clear. In the nose, bursting aromas of cherry, blackcurrant, with animal and spicy notes. This is a very well balanced wine with good concentration, silky tannins and red berries aromas, supported by an elegant oaky vanilla touch and a long finish.

This vintage is 30% fermented in old French oak barrels and 70% in stainless steel tanks

For a cold weather treat

Generally speaking

Doug worked at a winery in the south of France for 4 years where this style of rosé is made & Margerum Wine Company makes the private label Rosé for Auberge de Soleil and other top properties

accented by floral hints of violet

rearea favour the remote mountains and foothills of the Awatere and Wairau valleys of Marlborough

but Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon being sparse

Soft as spun silk

Elevation 1147 is always 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and a core percentage comes from the same block each year

Castellare merlot

which was the historical name of the area

Brut Rosé Majeur is fermented in stainless steel