Pichot Vouvray trie de grains nobles Les Larmes de Bacchus 1996 Size::6 Bottle Case 6 months in 35 hl

6 months in 35 hl upright casks followed by 10 months in barriques used 2/3 times

with layers of soft stone fruit

The aged material brings complexity and texture

Palate is rich and dense

Pichot Vouvray trie de grains nobles Les Larmes de Bacchus 1996 Size::6 Bottle Case 6 months in 35 hlProduced only 6 times and only in the very best years for botrytis. Very fresh with remarkable acidity and residual sugar of 160 g l. This stunning sweet wine is harvested grape by grape from a tiny one hectare parcel of vines that is full south facing just above the village on the valley opposite Clos du Bourg. Average yield for these 6 vintages of around 1 hl ha (average of 15 hl ha at Chateau d'Yquem). This is a remarkable labour of love of grapes