We have 20 hectolitres of 2017 Sauvignon left that we couldn’t blend

This wine is a thoroughbred. So full of exuberance, fruit and alcohol that it could only ever play a minor part in our blend for Parcellaire Peyron-Bouché 2017. It still tastes remarkably good straight from the vat, even if the volatile acidity has risen slightly. Mind you, this ullaged vat doesn't make things easy for us. We haven’t added any sulphur, the colour is pristine, not a single trace of oxidation. We will almost certainly blend a small proportion of it with the 2019 harvest, and it should yield something rather interesting...