2018 Jean-Louis Trocard Malbec Bordeaux Superior

Malbec isn't a grape variety that instantly springs to mind when thinking about Bordeaux but there were once over 5,000 hectares of ‘Pressac’, the local name for Malbec, planted in the Gironde in the 1960s. Today, there are less than 900 hectares.This single hectare of 50 year old vines was planted by Jean-Louis Trocard on the gravel and iron-rich soils in Les Artigues-de-Lussac. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel to show off the pure and concentrated black and red fruits with a touch of sweet liquorice and violet petal.