Nose
Combining black currant, blackberry and vanilla, this vintage 2005 of Château Lalaudey offers a bouquet with accents almost exotic.
Palate
With a fairly round attack, the flesh develops a powerful palate that extends in a firm but expressive finish. 2005 is a vintage with a lots of success.
Growing Conditions
- Terroir : Croup Bouqueyran, serious Pyrenean Tertiary origin.
- Area: 8.7 ha in production
- Density: 6600 plants / ha - 10 000 plants / ha
Harvest
Hand picked, late at optimum ripeness
- Yield: 40 hl / ha
Bottling
Light filtration to bottling
Winemaking
Sorting in the vineyard, sorting after de-stemming, no crushing,
maceration, pumping and power cuts.
Long fermentation.
Aging
- 50% and 50% new oak wine
- 14 months to 18 months of aging
