Château Haut Gravier Bordeaux

Tasting notes & discussion 19

91 Pts (JamesSuckling.com)

24 HOUR SALE
Typically $24/bottle from Château Haut Gravier
Vintage 2020 from Cotes de Bourg
Plus one bag of milk chocolate hearts
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About Château Haut Gravier: “Château Haut Gravier is a century-old estate located in Pugnac. This family-owned winery is the property of Christine Petit. The 50-acre vineyard is planted in beautiful clayey-gravelly soils, with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec vines facing south-southwest and southeast. The result is healthy, deep wines, that show the impressive Côtes de Bourg’s terroir.”

Spittin’ Haut Gravier

TASTING NOTES: “This is an absolute beauty. A fruity and friendly red that shows plenty of red berries, chocolate, and slightly toasted notes. The palate is rounded with elegant tannins.” (AbV 14.5%)

“Plenty of purple fruit with dark chocolate and burnt orange, following through to a medium body with round, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Better in 2023.” -91, James Suckling

And even better in 2024.

VARIETALS: 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec

BARRELS: N/A

PAIRS WITH: Chocolate, of course.

Particularly one bag of milk chocolate hearts wrapped in beautiful pink foils, packaged in a ready-to-share gift bag hand-tied with ribbon.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Spitting hot fire. But not in the sense that you’re freestyling some sick lyrics. I mean fire breathing.

To breathe fire, you are basically just spitting some sort of fuel over an open flame in a mist and hoping it doesn’t end up with you on fire. There’s definitely technique to it. Not for amateurs.

In fact, despite it usually being what you see people using in movies and shows for party tricks and what have you, you shouldn’t use alcohol. You may already be aware, but alcohol… is highly combustible. And when you are lighting a fire by projecting a combustible substance from your mouth, the more combustible it is, the more likely it’ll end up igniting you. Because of this, the preferred substance to use is paraffin. It has a flash point of 90ºC. Do you know what the flash point of pure ethanol is? 14ºC. That’s how hot the liquid has to get when exposed to a flame before it ignites.

Also don’t try it with wine. It’ll probably just make a mess and not catch fire.

Château Haut Gravier Bordeaux

91 Pts (JamesSuckling.com)

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