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{"id":10442151692,"title":"1983 Chateau Gilette Crème de Tete","handle":"creme-de-tete-1983","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Gilette, is unique amongst Sauternes producers in that they age their wines for many years, sometimes decades, only in concrete vats before they are bottled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurrent owner and winemaker, Julie Gonet-Médeville, continues this tradition begun by her grandfather, René Médeville, more than 70 years ago. René couldn’t afford the expense of oak barrels during the 1930s, so he chose to age his wines in concrete vats. He discovered the wines matured more evenly than in wood, and developed more complex aromas and flavours than those he had formerly aged in oak. The vat permitted the wines to breathe so slowly that the winery was content to allow the wines to age there for up to 20 years before bottling. In fact, the youngest wine in this collection (1985) is just about to have its 23rd birthday!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Gilette is one of the finest-made wines in Sauternes despite the fact that Gilette was not classified. The vineyard, situated several miles north of Yquem, is planted on sandy soil with a subsoil of rock and clay. However, what is bizarre and unbelievable in today’s harsh world of commercial realities is that Gilette’s proprietor, Christian Médeville, holds his sweet wines for over 20 years in concrete vats prior to bottling them. For example, he bottled the 1955 in 1984, 29 years after the vintage. The fact that his wines are excellent and have a honeyed maturity has caused some of France’s leading restauranteurs (like Pierre Troisgros) to beat a path to his door to purchase his old vintages of Sauternes.” (Robert Parker)\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-04-23T17:55:58-04:00","created_at":"2017-04-23T17:55:59-04:00","vendor":"Chateau Gilette","type":"Dessert","tags":["1983","bordeaux","chateau-gilette","dessert","france","over-75","Sauternes"],"price":21999,"price_min":21999,"price_max":21999,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":38288965004,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"439","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"1983 Chateau Gilette Crème de Tete","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":21999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/439.jpg?v=1492984559"],"featured_image":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/439.jpg?v=1492984559","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Crème de Tete ","id":257872756818,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/439.jpg?v=1492984559"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/439.jpg?v=1492984559","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Gilette, is unique amongst Sauternes producers in that they age their wines for many years, sometimes decades, only in concrete vats before they are bottled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurrent owner and winemaker, Julie Gonet-Médeville, continues this tradition begun by her grandfather, René Médeville, more than 70 years ago. René couldn’t afford the expense of oak barrels during the 1930s, so he chose to age his wines in concrete vats. He discovered the wines matured more evenly than in wood, and developed more complex aromas and flavours than those he had formerly aged in oak. The vat permitted the wines to breathe so slowly that the winery was content to allow the wines to age there for up to 20 years before bottling. In fact, the youngest wine in this collection (1985) is just about to have its 23rd birthday!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e“Gilette is one of the finest-made wines in Sauternes despite the fact that Gilette was not classified. The vineyard, situated several miles north of Yquem, is planted on sandy soil with a subsoil of rock and clay. However, what is bizarre and unbelievable in today’s harsh world of commercial realities is that Gilette’s proprietor, Christian Médeville, holds his sweet wines for over 20 years in concrete vats prior to bottling them. For example, he bottled the 1955 in 1984, 29 years after the vintage. The fact that his wines are excellent and have a honeyed maturity has caused some of France’s leading restauranteurs (like Pierre Troisgros) to beat a path to his door to purchase his old vintages of Sauternes.” (Robert Parker)\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":10442151884,"title":"1983 Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux","handle":"pavillon-blanc-du-chateau-margaux-1983","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Margaux is one of Bordeaux's most famous wine estates, located just east of Margaux itself in the Médoc. Along with Lafite, Latour and Haut-Brion, it was rated as a first growth in the original 1855 Bordeaux Classification of the Médoc. Generally, Margaux is considered as the most elegant of the first growths, and is consistently one of the most expensive wines in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-04-23T17:55:59-04:00","created_at":"2017-04-23T17:56:00-04:00","vendor":"Chateau Margaux","type":"White","tags":["1983","bordeaux","chateau-margaux","france","Margaux","over-75","Sauvigon Blanc","white"],"price":14999,"price_min":14999,"price_max":14999,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":38288965196,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"469","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"1983 Chateau Margaux Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":14999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/469.jpg?v=1492984560"],"featured_image":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/469.jpg?v=1492984560","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux","id":257872789586,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/469.jpg?v=1492984560"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/469.jpg?v=1492984560","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Margaux is one of Bordeaux's most famous wine estates, located just east of Margaux itself in the Médoc. Along with Lafite, Latour and Haut-Brion, it was rated as a first growth in the original 1855 Bordeaux Classification of the Médoc. Generally, Margaux is considered as the most elegant of the first growths, and is consistently one of the most expensive wines in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":10442152076,"title":"1983 Chateau Rabaud Promis Rabaud Promis","handle":"rabaud-promis-1983","description":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Rabaud-Promis is a Bordeaux wine producer in the Sauternes appellation. Its sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classé (French, “First Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. It is located in the commune of Bommes in the region of Graves. It was once joined with Château Sigalas-Rabaud in the estate named Château Rabaud.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-04-23T17:56:00-04:00","created_at":"2017-04-23T17:56:01-04:00","vendor":"Chateau Rabaud Promis","type":"Dessert","tags":["1983","25-50","bordeaux","chateau-rabaud-promis","dessert","france","Sauternes"],"price":4500,"price_min":4500,"price_max":4500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":38288965388,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"497","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"1983 Chateau Rabaud Promis Rabaud Promis","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4500,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/497.jpg?v=1492984562"],"featured_image":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/497.jpg?v=1492984562","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Rabaud Promis","id":257872822354,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/497.jpg?v=1492984562"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/497.jpg?v=1492984562","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eChâteau Rabaud-Promis is a Bordeaux wine producer in the Sauternes appellation. Its sweet white wine ranked as Premier Cru Classé (French, “First Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855. It is located in the commune of Bommes in the region of Graves. It was once joined with Château Sigalas-Rabaud in the estate named Château Rabaud.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":10442154188,"title":"1988 Chateau Climens Chateau Climens","handle":"chateau-climens-1988","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis noble sweet white wine, graceful and weightless, is a subtle wine that is like no other. If it is the very expression of the quintessence of this appellation with balance and freshness, it also has the strength and magnificence among the greatest Sauternes. Climens is characterized by brilliance or depth, borne only of its unique terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis special grace, the result of tightness and minerality is also blessed with an extraordinary aromatic palette, mingling perfumes of flowers, fruits, spices, and often even a hint of eucalyptus or fresh mint. In their youth the wines, which have a pale colour that is reminiscent of the aromas, are dominated by citrus fruit (grapefruit, lemon, citron), fresh fruit and white flowers. Sweet spices and other deeper, confected fruit flavours will develop with the passing of time. Whatever the vintage, the wines continue to age slowly, retaining their harmonious blend of sweetness and freshness for decades, which signs their inimitable charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClimens is most famous for the elegance of its wine, but also for its sustained excellence: even in less than great vintages, the wines produced are always magical.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-04-23T17:56:13-04:00","created_at":"2017-04-23T17:56:14-04:00","vendor":"Chateau Climens","type":"Dessert","tags":["1988","25-50","bordeaux","chateau-climens","dessert","france","Sauternes"],"price":4499,"price_min":4499,"price_max":4499,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":38288973580,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"424","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"1988 Chateau Climens Chateau Climens","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/424.jpg?v=1492984574"],"featured_image":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/424.jpg?v=1492984574","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Chateau Climens","id":257873150034,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"width":1000,"src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/424.jpg?v=1492984574"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/finding-wine2.myshopify.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/424.jpg?v=1492984574","width":1000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis noble sweet white wine, graceful and weightless, is a subtle wine that is like no other. If it is the very expression of the quintessence of this appellation with balance and freshness, it also has the strength and magnificence among the greatest Sauternes. Climens is characterized by brilliance or depth, borne only of its unique terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis special grace, the result of tightness and minerality is also blessed with an extraordinary aromatic palette, mingling perfumes of flowers, fruits, spices, and often even a hint of eucalyptus or fresh mint. In their youth the wines, which have a pale colour that is reminiscent of the aromas, are dominated by citrus fruit (grapefruit, lemon, citron), fresh fruit and white flowers. Sweet spices and other deeper, confected fruit flavours will develop with the passing of time. Whatever the vintage, the wines continue to age slowly, retaining their harmonious blend of sweetness and freshness for decades, which signs their inimitable charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClimens is most famous for the elegance of its wine, but also for its sustained excellence: even in less than great vintages, the wines produced are always magical.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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