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Wine Description
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...
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...
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 ...
