Chateau Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild, 2nd Vin Pauillac 2016 chateau-potensac wild herbs

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at the time "method traditionelle" was being introduced for sparkling wines

a pioneer of the gently pétillant style of Vouvray sparkling

The grapes from the younger vines of the Estate combined together

All Vavasour wines are pure expressions of their varietal designation and the singular terroir of our estate vineyard

Chateau Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild, 2nd Vin Pauillac 2016 chateau-potensac wild herbsIn 2016, there were two main trends in the weather as we experienced it in Pauillac: a very wet winter and spring: more than half of the annual rainfall came in the first four months of the year, including a record 240 mm in January; an extremely dry summer and autumn without any significant rainfall, resulting in a water deficit at the end of the year. As a consequence of the summer drought, the grapes were numerous but remained rather small, making