Chateau Gilette Semillon Sauternes 1988

Profile & Story

Chateau Gilette is a small (4.5-hectare) Sauternes estate in Preignac that has belonged to the Medeville family since 1710 and is now run by Julie Gonet-Medeville and her husband Xavier Gonet. Uniquely in Sauternes, Gilette's Creme de Tete wines are aged 15-25 years in sealed concrete vats rather than barrels before release, going directly from vat to bottle without ever touching wood.