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  • Country ranking ?

    724
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

Wordplay is inevitable when a wine is so well suited to it. Let us confess to a recurrent theme of ripe black and red fruits from the finest sun-drenched years. Let us confess to seductive, alluring textures on the palate with restrained opulence obtained from partial ageing in ‘cigar’ barrels. Next, let us confess to incredible tight precision, underlining the minerality of the terroir and the wine’s many complex dimensions. Finally, let’s dwell for a moment to confess the remarkable length… and let us pray for absolution, at least until the next bottle is uncorked.   Château La Confession is vinified using techniques that we hold dear, with all of the care and precision that an exceptional wine demands.

 

Double sorting of the crop: First in the vineyard and second at the winery.
Filling of the vats without crushing. Vinification in open wooden vats of small capacity. Punching of the caps every 3 hours until 1070 of density, every 8 hours until 1040 and once a day until 1000.
Temperature during alcoholic fermentations: 26/28°C maxi
Vatting period: 24 to 27 days.
Filling of the barrels heated at the same temperature as the wine: 26/28 °C.
Malolactic fermentation in new barrels (50%) and one wine old barrel (50%).

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La Confession blends 70% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec. It has 14.5% alcohol and flavors of raspberries, crushed morello cherries, licorice, and black cherries. The wine has a lush, strong backbone, fine acidity, vibrancy, great structure, and a persistent finish. It is a superb effort. 96p.

  • 96p

Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core.  Opulent and persistent nose with aroma reminiscent of ripe blackberries, black cherries, sloe, elderberries and hints of wild strawberries in the background. Distinct yet elegant toasting, juicy fruit, refined spiciness, freshness and excellent length. 

  • 95p
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St-Emilion, Bordeaux
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