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Wine Description
The Story
Appellation: Haut-Médoc (Cru Bourgeois)
Commune: Saint-Sauveur, lieu-dit Le Fournas
Terroir: Fine gravel and calcareous sand
Vineyards: 40 ha
Planted: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon + 48% Merlot + 1% Petit Verdot
Average age of vines: 30 years old
Planting density: 10 000 vines / ha
Vinification: 14-16 months in barriques from which 1/3 are new + 1/3 one year old + 1/3 two years old
Production: 200,000 bottles
Owner: King P...
Wine Information
Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and 13% Petit Verdot.
Vinification: 33% in new oak aged for 12 months.
Vintage 2015
Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.
2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...
