Millésime : Choose 2005

Characteristics of the wine and vinification

"Gueyze" is like "Baïse". It's a Gasconised Celtic word meaning, roughly, "little river". At the edge of the nearby heath, a tiny stream full of trout and shrimps is called "the Gueyze". In other words, water! How has a place with a watery name become the flagship "terroir" for Buzet wines? It's one of the great mysteries of this marvellous soil. And it's here that the best wine in Gascony is made.

Characteristics of the wine and vinification

And the 2005 vintage is well up to the château's excellent reputation. There's no point listing all the wine's good points: it has them all plus one: it may be laid down virtually for as long as you like. Don't pass this one by!

Serving suggestions

Bayonne Ham, Pizza, Aligot, Shepherd's pie, Pheasant in cider, Woodcock, Grilled duck breast and pan-fried mushrooms, Beef rib, Christmas turkey, Tournedos rossini, Roast veal in a foresti?re sauce, Cassoulet