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Wine Description
The Story
Surface : 35 hectares
Terroir: Garonne Gravel
Harvest : Hand-picked and sorted at the vineyard
Ageing : French oak barrels for 14 months (45% new wood)
Blending : 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Wine Information
Hot and dry weather ensued with the occasional peaks in temperature from July 15th to September 24th further accentuating the water deficit. These particular climatic conditions brought about local difficulties, prompting disparities in maturity with small berries. Following a similar pattern to the flowering, veraison remained slow.
Even at the flowering stage, the vegetative cycle in Saint-Estèphe was a week later than in Pauillac. This...
