Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Hoopes Vineyard Understated class

Understated class

mirabelle plum

at least for my personal tastes

as the best wines here can be

Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2016 Hoopes Vineyard Understated classThis 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