Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Hoopes Vineyard at least for my personal

at least for my personal tastes

Unfiltered/Unfined

Eye: Intense dark ruby color with purple rim

bright and quite structured with plenty of earthy character

balanced by brambly grip

Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Hoopes Vineyard at least for my personalThis was the first vintage that technical director Pierre Olivier Clouet started to exclusively use 500 liter barrels for Quinault l'Enclos, decreasing the surface area to which the wines are exposed and, ultimately, the impact of the oak. The percentage of new oak is around 50%, and the blend is 68% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet purple colored, the 2016 Quinault l'Enclos opens with expressive