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  • Country ranking ?

    1 782
  • Producer ranking ?

    18
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Shanks

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The Story

Terroir Gravelous soils are mixed either with clay or with sand. The terroirs dedicated to le carillon de rouget are more sandy than the ones selected for château rouget. This, combined with the relative youth of the vines, compared to the ones of the grand vin, result in earlier ripening and give the wine its roundness and appealing character.

Grape Varieties

85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc

Planting Density

3 000 vines per acre / 7...

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Wine Information

Vintage 2012 / Vintage of Contrasts

Thanks to the quality of our terroirs on “Plateau de Pomerol” we have produced absolutely amazing, aromatic, complex and rich tannic Merlot. Crop was among the lowest we have seen over the last decade. At only thirty two hectolitres per hectare (thirteen hectolitres per acre), 2012 Rouget will be rare but valuable.

However, this vintage was full of challenges. The vine vegetative cycle has begun during...

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Vintage 2012

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage report.

The 2012 Bordeaux vintage is a year for vineyard management and workers. Call it a winemakers vintage, or change your tune and call it vineyard managers vintage. Either descriptor works perfectly. Wineries with the financial capacity to take the necessary measures in the vineyards during the season, coupled with the willingness to severely downgrade unripe grapes, will produce the best wines. Even then, it ...

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Origin

Pomerol, Bordeaux

Grapes

85% merlot
15% cabernet franc

Age of vines

20 years

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Satisfactory

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

1h
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