Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml krondorf time after time

time after time

It contains more than 270 years of history of the winery

then aged for 5 years in barrel before bottling

talcy tannins

Ben Gould’s experience in Italy is writ large at Blind Corner—the ancient techniques of ramato

Paul Giraud Napoleon 15 yrs 40% 700ml krondorf time after timeFor 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