Meza Wine Cub / May 2025
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(red) Wine 1: Chateau Martinet Sainte Emilion Grand
Deep ruby-hued, with spicy, complex notes of ripe cherries, mulberries, dried earth, and leafy herbs, the 2018 Château Martinet is medium-bodied and has a silky, beautifully balanced mouthfeel, moderate, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It shows plenty of classic Saint-Emilion chalky minerality with time in the glass and is a satisfying, complex, already impressive Saint-Emilion. Drink bottles over the coming 10-12 years.
(white) Wine 2: Amandoleyre Fendant
Fendant, also known as Chasselas, is grown high up on the slopes of the Alps and produces a refreshing wine of fine structure with a stony minerality. The Amandoleyre vineyard takes its name from the almond trees that were once planted here. The wine from this prime site within Vétroz is declared a “Grand Cru”.
(white) Wine 3: Failla Chardonnay
This 100% Chardonnay is a blend of the following vineyards: Olivet, Keefer Ranch, and Flood Gate. The fruit is whole-cluster-pressed where native yeasts are used for primary fermentation, and the wine naturally completes malolactic fermentation. The wine is aged in a combination of 10% concrete egg, 20% stainless steel and 10% new French oak. The wine rest sur lie for approximately 9 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Aromatically the Chardonnay has more citrus-driven notes, with a sprinkling of yellow apples and pineapples. On the palate, the wine has refreshing minerality, a touch of well-integrated oakiness, and crunchy pears.