Chateau Larrivaux, Haut-Medoc, 2019 Clusel Roch 2021 entirely by hand where machines

entirely by hand where machines can't go

or nothing but a quiet evening and a wide glass

drawn from multiple hillside blocks shaped by the coastal wind gaps that keep these sites lean and bright

Faint aromas of peanut shells

though it's drinking well now

Chateau Larrivaux, Haut-Medoc, 2019 Clusel Roch 2021 entirely by hand where machinesA charming, history soaked Haut Medoc from Chateau Larrivaux, an estate handed down the female line of the same family since 1580, one of the oldest continuous ownerships in the Medoc. It sits in Cissac, at the gates of Saint Estephe, on gravelly soils, now overseen by Berengere Tesseron of the Lafon Rochet family. The blend leads with Merlot (around 70%) over Cabernet Sauvignon, making it a softer, earlier drinking claret. 2019 was an excellent