Cuvée Malbec – AOP LALANDE DE POMEROL

“The only Malbec in the entire Lalande de Pomerol appellation, this wine is made from a selection of vines on sandy gravel terroir with yields kept intentionally low to ensure high-quality expression in the grapes. A generous, spicy wine with a lovely freshness, mingling flavours of black fruit (blackcurrants, blueberries), flowers (violets), and creamy notes of vanilla. Very well-balanced and harmonious.”

Terroir : clay-gravel-sand

Grape varieties : 80% Malbec, 20% Merlot

Average age of vines : 40 to 45 years-old

Growing methods : Ploughing, sowing of green fertilizers. Mechanical weed control.

Harvests : manual with sorting

Vinification :   Maceration for 25 days in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats.

Ageing : 100% aged in new 225 L French oak barrels for twelve months.

Bottled at the château with nitrogen flushing (to protect the colour and fruit from oxidation)

Ageing potential : Maturity from 5 years-old. 10 to 20 years.

Available vintages : 2014, 2015

Awards :

2012 : 88/100 (well recommended) Wine Enthusiast