Château Tire Pé - Vin de France La Nomade 2019/2020

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

On 13.5 hectares, David Barrault produces three main wines: “Tire-pé,” a wine for immediate enjoyment vinified in tanks and made almost exclusively from Merlot; “Les-Malbecs,” from the estate’s sole Malbec plot derived from a mass selection; and “La-Côte,” a distinguished wine that doesn’t seek to imitate the greats but expresses its own personality. He also produces a delicious rosé—powerful and fresh—and, more recently, the “Tire’vin’vite” cuvée, made from 100% Merlot and sulfite-free, to be enjoyed—as its name suggests—quickly; a pure delight.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the estate:

At the very edge of the Saint-Macaire hillsides, near La Réole, the terroir of Hélène and David Barrault’s small estate is something of a curiosity. The soil, dotted with limestone that almost reaches the surface—on which the very classic Merlot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc are planted—possesses a remarkable identity. Furthermore, in 2012 the couple planted massal selections of rare grape varieties, unearthed from the depths of the Gironde’s ampelography. Finding the vines was no small feat, but the result in the bottle lives up to expectations. Nothing about the estate is ordinary—neither this blend of grape varieties nor the aging methods, which include demi-muid barrels, concrete tanks, and earthenware jars.