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Château La Grave, Minervois Blanc, Expression, 2008
Scent of ripe apples. As ever, not an obvious fruit wine, but textured and quite concentrated, with that volume given citrus and almond nuances. Now-2010
Owned by the Orosquette family, and named after the gravelly soil on the Etang de Marseillette, Château La Grave lies in the south-western part of the Minervois, now known as Les Balcons de l’Aude. The Expression
wines here are consistently good. The unusual white is based on a parcel of old vine Maccabeu, with Vermentino and Marsanne, which makes for a surprisingly weighty wine at the price. Their rosé, made largely from Syrah with Grenache, is always a real charmer. This year we return to the Tristan et Julien red, about half Syrah and Grenache, ripely soft and uncomplicatedly enjoyable.
















