Lethbridge Hugo George Sangiovese Merlot 2018 Size::6 Bottle Case Its aging is long and

Its aging is long and with few new barrels so as not to mark the wine

It is always a selection of Laherte’s five best barrels from each of his two finest Chavot plots: old-vine Chardonnay from Les Chemins d’Épernay (planted in 1957 on clay with chalky subsoils

and the family ran Kelly’s Rugby Hotel for 96 years

owned and operated the dairy farm that is now the site of the Narkoojee vineyard and winery

The acidity and maturity of the grapes were at the exact point of readiness when they were picked and placed in small crates and then pressed very gently in the cellar

Lethbridge Hugo George Sangiovese Merlot 2018 Size::6 Bottle Case Its aging is long andThe Hugo George, named after Maree Collis and Ray Nadesons son, is not made every year. In fact, in the last twenty years, this wine has been made on just five occasions. The Brunello vines on the Lethbridge property can be fickle and challenging to manage. The bunches are big, as are the berries, and the vines are vigorous. For Ray, low yields are key to the Lethbridge signature, so in a given year, he will drop up to 75% of the fruit. Merlot (31%)