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Wine Description
The Story
Terroir Soils are gravelous, either mixed with clay or with sand. This soil composition, combined with an exceptional exposure, confers all the typicity, elegance and finesse to château rouget wines.
Grape Varieties 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Planting Density 3 000 vines per acre / 7 500 vines per hectare
Average Age of Vines 40 years
Soil Management Vineyards are farmed sustainably, using practices such as cover crops and plo...
Vintage 1961
1961 - the greatest Bordeaux vintage of all time?
I am writing this during the primeur campaign and I notice that Bordeaux château owners and merchants have been exceptionally quiet this year. I've been following this part of the market remotely for almost 30 years now and have been told about a lot of the "vintages of the century". Once wines are bottled and sold or vice versa, as is the case in Bordeaux, these claims tend to be changed.
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