Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml krondorf likely to have originally been

likely to have originally been planted by the Romans

then aged for 5 years in barrel before bottling

Schell worked with 50% new oak—the upper end for Spinifex’s oak regime—and yet the density of Rostein’s fruit has absorbed this like a sponge

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

Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml krondorf likely to have originally beenFor 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