Château de la Maltroye

The 2017 marks Jean-Pierre Cournut’s 25th vintage at the family domain and he is delighted with the quality of the wines. He harvested early to preserve the freshness in the fruit, and then allowed the wines to go through a 28-day cuvaison without oxygen, using just three punching downs over this period. The wine is sweet, fruity and appetising with lovely fresh flavours of redcurrants, wild strawberries and Morello cherries. There is an electric, salty character which underlies the fruit. On the finish the wine is pure, a little smoky with flavours of pata negra and spice.