Nose
Complex and with an elegant bouquet which evokes ripe red fruits, vanilla and toasty, this Château Lalaudey 2007 is well-balanced.
Palate
Meaty and delicious, fruity and woody are melting in during the fresh attack in the mouth before revealing smooth silky tannins. The finish is long, very long !
Growing Conditions
- Terroir : Bouqueyran Hill, tertiary gravels (Pyrenean gravel).
- Surface : 13,86 ha in production
- Density : 6 600 to 10 000 vines per hectare
Harvest
Manual harvest at the best of maturity.
- Annual production : 60 000 bottles
Bottling
Light filtration before bottling
Winemaking
Selection in the vineyard and after destalking. No crushing, maceration prior to fermentation, mixing and racking.
Long fermentation of skins.
Aging
- 100 % high quality French oak barrels
- 8 different coopers
- 50 % in new barrels and 50 % in one wine barrels
- 14 to 18 months of ageing
Appearance
Ruby, deep and brilliant, brings a wonderful glow to the glass.
Food Pairing
Totally disregarding the curse of the vintage, this wine deserves to stay in the cellar for 5 or 6 years or even more. This bottle will be a perfect match with a nice piece of red meat of with a dark chocolate cake.
