Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml krondorf drying tannins

drying tannins

The wine was fermented in 1 and 2 tonne open fermenters

an accreditation that highlights natural agricultural techniques

The forest floor tones give way to lavender and Provinçal floral notes

then aged for 5 years in barrel before bottling

Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml krondorf drying tanninsFor the aging of Napoleon, we only use 25% new barrel. Certainly, the new barrel brings two essential things: the colour and the woody tannins. But the very delicate aromas of vine flowers (comparable to acacia or elderflower) cannot stand to be masked by an excess of tannin, thus the use of less new oak. Further, we find a little acidity and freshness, as if we were crunching a grape during the grape harvest. Napoleon is the olfactory memory of white