Chateau Branon, Pessac-Leognan, 2005 extra-brut-selection and élevage in mostly used

and élevage in mostly used French oak

finished with candied citrus—elegant

Certified organic and Demeter biodynamic

and aromas of white flowers and subtle salinity that make you want to pour another glass

Argile—French for clay—names the wine for its defining terroir: four parcels of thirty-year-old vines on the same chalky bedrock that built the Loire's castles

Chateau Branon, Pessac-Leognan, 2005 extra-brut-selection and élevage in mostly usedMicro production Pessac Lognan from just 6. 5 hectares between Haut Bailly and Malartic Lagravire. Sylvaine Garcin Cathiard purchased this dilapidated property in 1996 and completely rebuilt it; her daughter Hlne now manages. 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon on clay and gravel soils, south southwest exposure. Fermented in small stainless steel vats, malolactic in barrel, aged 18 months in 100% new French oak. Only 500 600 cases per vintage.