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WINE ESTATE
• In the Graves appellation of Bordeaux, this estate of 50 acres is composed of old vines between thirty to forty years old. The terroir is definitively one of the best in the Graves area.
• Production: 10,000 cases.
SOIL
• Clay-gravel soils over a limestone bedrock.
GRAPE VARIETY
• Cabernet Sauvignon: 50%.
• Merlot: 50%.
VINIFICATION
• Traditional process used for the red, carried out with computer-controlled temperature vats.
• Maceration: 3 weeks.
• Fermentation: 86°F.
• Daily pumping-over.
• Ageing in French oak barrels for 12 to 14 months. 1/3 new barrels.
AWARDS
• Vintage 2003: Guide Gilbert & Gaillard (France) 89/100.
• Vintage 2001:
Gold Medal: Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2003.
Bronze Medal: Challenge du Vin de Blaye-Bourg 2004.
FOOD PAIRING
• This wine is perfect to drink with meat and cheese.
TASTING NOTES
• “Stands out for its elegance and finesse, powerful bouquet, chocolate and strawberry nose, fruity notes.A wine not for ageing but perfect to drink now.
Very good value for a high-quality wine.”
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