SOIL
Clay-calcareous hillsides and gravelly soil.
GRAPE VARIETIES
60% Merlot, 10% Cabernet franc and 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon.
LOCATION
Entre-deux-Mers, Blaye and Bourg.
VINIFICATION
The grapes are picked by machine. The pre-fermentation maceration is cool with controlled temperatures for the alcoholic fermentation. Vatting lasts between 3 and 4 weeks. The wine is aged in vats and barrels with racking every three months.
Tasting notes :
COLOUR
A deep ruby red.
BOUQUET
Powerful and complex, it is concentrated in red berries with fine spicy vanilla notes.
TASTE
Full and fleshy, but can also be elegant with ripe and velvet-smooth tannins.
SERVING SUGGESTION
This wine will go with all red meat stews and casseroles, and all cheeses.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
16 to 18°C
CELLAR POTENTIAL
2 years.
