Bordeaux Rouge

Cuvée élevée en fûts de chêne

2002

Volume: 75 cl
Grape varieties: 100% Merlot
Ageing: 2017 to 2020
Tasting temperature: 18-20° C (64-68° F)
Matching food and wine: poultry sauce
Alcohol by volume: 12,5 %

 

Tasting

With a bright tile appearance, this wine opens with a bouquet of undergrowth seasoned with discrete spices. Balanced with silky tannins, the round structure offers the same aromatic notes with a surprising freshness considering the age of this wine.

Winemaking

Mechanical harvesting at optimal maturity – Total removal of stems – Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks – Maceration from 18 to 23 days

 

Maturing

Getting barrels in January – Oak barrels renewed by thirds every year – Maturing in barrels during 12 months

 

Vine

Density: 4000-4500 feet/ha
Sustainably growing – Single or double Guyot pruning – Permanent grass cover – Leaf removal on the rising sun side

Bordeaux Rouge

Cuvée élevée en fûts de chêne

2009

Volume: 75 cl
Grape varieties: 100% Merlot
Ageing: 2019 to 2022
Tasting temperature: 18-20° C (64-68° F)
Matching food and wine: grilled red meat
Alcohol by volume: 13 %

 

Tasting

This wine offering a shimmering ruby appearance suggests a bouquet of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant). The voluptuous palate with concentrated and mellow tannins, lingers on with sweet blackcurrant aromas heigthened with a note of roasted coffee.

Winemaking

Mechanical harvesting at optimal maturity – Total removal of stems – Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks – Maceration from 18 to 23 days

 

Maturing

Getting barrels in January – Oak barrels renewed by thirds every year – Maturing in barrels during 12 months

 

Vine

Density: 4000-4500 feet/ha
Sustainably growing – Single or double Guyot pruning – Permanent grass cover – Leaf removal on the rising sun side

Bordeaux Rouge

Cuvée élevée en fûts de chêne

2010

Volume: 75 cl
Grape varieties: 100% Merlot
Ageing: 2020 to 2024
Tasting temperature: 18-20° C (64-68° F)
Matching food and wine: grilled red meat
Alcohol by volume: 13,5 %

 

Tasting

Dressed in an intense and shiny ruby appearance, this wine does not immediately unveil itself to the nose. However, it unfolds once in the mouth, evoking sweet spices and toast, with a hint of mocha. The assortment is meaty, concentrated and of good length, with a beautiful aromatic complexity, mixing nutmeg, vanilla and liquorice.

Winemaking

Mechanical harvesting at optimal maturity – Total removal of stems – Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks – Maceration from 18 to 23 days

 

Maturing

Getting barrels in January – Oak barrels renewed by thirds every year – Maturing in barrels during 12 months

 

Vine

Density: 4000-4500 feet/ha
Sustainably growing – Single or double Guyot pruning – Permanent grass cover – Leaf removal on the rising sun side

Bordeaux Rouge

Cuvée élevée en fûts de chêne

2011

Volume: 75 cl
Grape varieties: 100% Merlot
Ageing: 2020 to 2024
Tasting temperature: 18-20° C (64-68° F)
Matching food and wine: grilled red meat
Alcohol by volume: 13 %

 

Tasting

The dark ruby appearance, strong and shiny, and the black fruit nose, with a hint of liquorice, opening on to toasted hazelnut, are the prelude to this fine wine. With a round kickoff, it opens to a nice freshness. The black fruits aromas come with a note of liquorice and roasted hazelnut. The tannins are concentrated and melted, with a fleshy and long palate, finishing on a crispy black fruit.

Winemaking

Mechanical harvesting at optimal maturity – Total removal of stems – Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks – Maceration from 18 to 23 days

 

Maturing

Getting barrels in January – Oak barrels renewed by thirds every year – Maturing in barrels during 12 months

 

Vine

Density: 4000-4500 feet/ha
Sustainably growing – Single or double Guyot pruning – Permanent grass cover – Leaf removal on the rising sun side