Nose
A nose of black fruits such as blackberries, with a touch of liquorice and a harmoniously melted oak note.
Palate
A beautiful structure with a nice fruit, smooth tannins. A well-balanced wine that needs to rest in your cellar during few years. Good ageing potential.
Growing Conditions
• 28 hectares of vines cultivated using traditional methods from the Médoc region with grass cover in the rows ensuring that the vines compete for water and nitrates.
• A reasoned but above all thoughtful protection of the vineyard according to the threat of diseases and climatic hazards.
• The vines are grown very carefully, using a green harvest for this vintage to optimize the quality of the grapes.
Clay-limestone soils
Harvest
Merlot : from 29/09 to 09/10
Cabernet Sauvignon : from 20/10 to 21/10
Winemaking
Manual sorting. Berries go in the vat without crushing
Thermoregulated tanks. Parcel selection.
Vatting for 3 to 4 weeks: pumping over and delestage with regular tastings for a smooth and controlled extraction.
Maceration after fermentation at 30°C for 4 to 6 days to obtain tannins.
Aging
70% of the wine in oak barrels for 12 months. Only 20% in new barrel. 30% in barrels which have had one wine in.
Appearance
A garnet colour with brilliant glints.
Food Pairing
With meat in sauce or game
