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Wine Description
The Story
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 35 years
PLANTING DENSITY: 6,500 vines per hectare
TOTAL SURFACE AREA: 30 hectares
TERROIRS: 70 % clay-limestone plateau, 17 % clay-rich slopes and 13 % of vines on sandy soils
GRAPES VARIETIES (since 2012): 63 % merlot, 28% cabernet franc, 7 % cabernet sauvignon, 2 % malbec
Vintage 2013
BORDEAUX 2013 VINTAGE REPORT
The 2013 vintage in Bordeaux was one of the most difficult since 1965 and 1968. Thomas Duroux of Château Palmer describes it as “the most complicated vintage in 20 years”. It rained almost continuously in the spring. Flowering was uneven, leading to poor set, millerandage and coulure. The threat of mold was alleviated by the arrival of warm, dry weather during the summer. For a while, winemakers hoped that abund...
