Pauillac

FRANCE – Bordeaux – Pauillac

Locality:

FRANCE – Bordeaux – Pauillac

Appellation:

Pauillac

Grape Variety:

62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

WineMaker:

Mathieu Bessonnet consulted by Michel Rolland

Vineyard:

The grapes originate from vines with an average age of 50 years and are planted in a density of 9500 vines per hectare. The total of 81 used for this wine hectares are planted on quantenary gravel soils.

Viticulture:

Certified organic by Ecocert and biodynamic by Biodyvin and Demeter. Only shallow tillage and double Guyot-Médocain pruning are practiced.

WineMaking:

Hand-picked into small crates, the grapes are manually sorted and manually destemmed before fermenting on their skins over ambient yeasts for about four weeks. Gentle punch-downs are carried out regularly. Once alcoholic fermentation is complete, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation.

Aging:

Aged for 16 to 18 months in a combination of vessels: 50% new oak barrels, 15% once-used barrels, and 35% amphorae and concrete vats.

Bottling:

Bottled without filtration.

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