Bodegas Exopto La Mimbrera de Exopto 2019 aoc-st-medoc a margarita’s salt rim

a margarita’s salt rim

the grapes ripen more slowly here and are picked only at the very end of the harvest

followed by dried apricots

heaps of deep dried fruit concentration

Clear and smooth on the palate

Bodegas Exopto La Mimbrera de Exopto 2019 aoc-st-medoc a margarita’s salt rimThis limited release field blend celebrates the very first plot of old bush vines Tom Puyaubert purchased in the village of balos back in 2003. La Mimbrera is a 0. 5 hectare plot of vines, only one kilometre away from El Espinal, yet it is a radically different terroir with different varieties. The vines are roughly 75% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% Viura. The Garnacha vines are 108 years old, while the Tempranillo and Viura sit in the 70 to 80