{"product_id":"clos-puy-arnaud-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux-2019","title":"Clos Puy Arnaud, Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, 2019","description":"Saint-Émilion's famous starfish limestone doesn't stop at the appellation line. It runs east onto the Castillon plateau, and Clos Puy Arnaud's vines sit right on top of it, without the Saint-Émilion name on the label or the markup that comes with it. Thierry Valette bought the estate in 2000, a turning point for the property. Today the vineyard is certified both organic and biodynamic. The 2019 is 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines averaging 30 years old, all hand-picked in the second half of September. In the cellar Valette keeps a light hand. Whole grapes move by gravity, ferment cool on native yeasts, then age for six months split three ways between barrels (only 15% new), larger demi-muids and amphorae. The wine finishes with a rest in bare cement and goes into bottle unfined. It's a Bordeaux built to show its limestone rather than its barrels, and a great case for looking just past the famous names.","brand":"TWINS Bordeaux, America [FOV] [TBA]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50979698999353,"sku":"NYC-W-TBA-`LY12-0354-19`-102826-15","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/IMG-5639.jpg?v=1793379570","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/clos-puy-arnaud-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux-2019","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}