Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml Size::1 Bottle distilling on the lees

distilling on the lees

With low yielding vines hand harvesting barrel fermentation with wild yeast and extended maturation on lees the meticulous care taken by our viticulture and winemaking teams is evident

dried chestnut honey

which covers the area of the cadastral communities Ober­loiben and Unter­loiben

and 4% Cabernet Franc

Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml Size::1 Bottle distilling on the leesFor 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