Our wines (Vincod, ne pas toucher)
This wine is the jewel of the estate: a premium vintage made from grapes selected from our best plots and terroirs, to keep only the best berries. Separate vinification in small stainless-steel vats and barrel ageing combined with ageing in amphora and jars.
This wine is delicate, elegant, complex... Perfect for cellaring for ten years or more, but also a quicker approach for the more impatient!
A rare wine produced in small quantities.
The 2020 vintage is in line with the great, notable vintages of the Bordeaux vineyard. After a mild winter and a turbulent spring, the summer of hot days and cool nights offered an ideal climate for optimal development of the berries and their maturity, favoring a remarkable harvest.
The profile of this vintage is less powerful than 2019, which had riper notes, but has more silkiness, finesse, delicacy and exceptional color while being superbly structured and balanced, giving it additional years of cellaring. . An exceptional vintage.
Vineyard area: 21 hectares
Grape varieties: 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec
Appellation : Montagne Saint-Emilion
Terroir : Clay-limestone, clay-silica and sandy soils.
In the vineyardManual pruning in winter on hillside plots and later on other plots to delay budburst and the onset of frost.
Brushes crushed and reused as soil compost
Yield control
Mechanical harvesting
Parcel-by-parcel selection, separate vinification in stainless steel micro-vats.
Ageing12 months in French oak barrel and 12 months in amphoras.
Serve at around 17/18 degrees, decant if possible or open an hour before serving.
Ageing potential10 to 15 years
TastingThis vintage reveals a deep red, intensely luminous color. On the nose, freshness expresses itself through lively red fruit aromas accompanied by a hint of spice. On the palate, the texture is generous and greedy, marked by delicate fruity flavors, ending with a subtle touch of sweet spices for a very fine finish.
Visual appearanceIntense red color with crimson reflections.
At noseFresh nose with aromas of gooseberry and cayenne pepper.
On the palateThe palate is greedy with notes of grenadine and sweet spices oh the finish.
Food pairingsGame: Roast venison, hare à la royale, pheasant with chestnuts.
Red meats: Grilled prime rib, entrecôte with pepper sauce, grilled duck breast, seven o'clock lamb.
Poultry: Duck with cherries, roast guinea fowl, roast free-range chicken, stuffed quail.
Cheeses: Brie de Meaux, Saint-Nectaire, Comté, Reblochon.
Desserts: Red fruit tart, dark chocolate moelleux, cherry clafoutis, red fruit crumble.
French specialties: Coq au vin, boeuf bourguignon, cassoulet toulousain, civet de lapin.
Desserts, Cheese, Game, French cuisine, Red meat, Poultry
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Allergens (sulfites)Contains sulphites
Allergens (egg)Does not contain egg or egg products
Allergens (milk)Does not contain milk or milk-based products
Winegrowing labelAgriculture Raisonnée
Grapes
Merlot
: 65 %
Cabernet sauvignon
: 20 %
Cabernet franc
: 15 %
Sweet spices, dry earth and crushed sweet red berries. Zippy red fruit with medium body and soft, sleek tannins. Juicy, medium- long finish. Drink now.
James Suckling
James Suckling
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