Le Petit Vauthier, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2015 so04102025Pertinace Rustical is a skin-fermented white

Rustical is a skin-fermented white that defies easy categories

or anything that calls for a solid glass of hillside red with structure and soul

They have always worked in the traditional way: long macerations and fermentations

a south-facing clay-over-limestone-tuffeau slope that grows Cabernet Franc of extraordinary depth and longevity

this will age gracefully for 10–15 years

Le Petit Vauthier, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2015 so04102025Pertinace Rustical is a skin-fermented whiteThis is from the Vauthier family that produces Ausone, and this is made in the same traditional style. 80% Merlot and 20% Cab Franc. This is a solid Right Bank Bordeaux that is drinking beautifully right now.