2015 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
Drinking Window Three to five years from the June 2018 review
Region Saint-Emilion
Harvest Dates Merlot: 17 September–6 October 2015; Cabernet Franc: 9 October 2015
Fermentation Vessels Temperature-controlled concrete vats
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Hand-harvested in small crates, followed by three sorting passes, destemming and crushing. Vatting lasted 23–28 days for Merlot and 25 days for Cabernet Franc. Maturation lasted 10 months in French-oak barrels. This was the final vintage vinified in the estate's former winery.
Tasting Notes Red-garnet colour with a violet rim; red berries with fine woody and spicy notes; soft, round, fleshy and velvety palate, fine delicate tannins, and a fresh aromatic finish (Jean-Baptiste Leprince, 7 June 2018).
2012 Technical Specifications
Region Saint-Emilion
Tasting Notes Evolved colour, nose and palate; light impression, with limited intensity offset by notable length and finesse (July–August 2015 review, issue 36).
Food Pairing Pheasant with root vegetables
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2008 Technical Specifications
Region Saint-Emilion
Soil Sand and clay
Tasting Notes Purple colour with mature brown reflections; powerful liquorice and toasted aromas; supple, fresh attack followed by a round, rich palate dominated by preserved sour cherry and a pleasant woody note (Guide Hachette, 2012 edition).
Food Pairing Entrecôte à la bordelaise
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2007 Technical Specifications
Region Saint-Emilion
Soil Sand and clay
Tasting Notes Floral and fruit aromas followed by restrained spicy oak; supple, round palate with coated tannins that do not overwhelm the wine's structure (Guide Hachette, 2011 edition).
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2005 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Region Saint-Emilion
Soil Ancient sands over ferric-clay subsoil, Together with clay soils
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Production Details Produced from the estate's youngest plots. After the 20% new-barrel component, the balance was matured in barrels that had previously held one or two wines.
Tasting Notes La Revue du vin de France described an evolved colour, an intense clean nose, and an elegant, supple palate with successful fruit-length balance; Wine Spectator described fresh plum, herbs and spice with rich texture, length, smoothness, balance and freshness.
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2004 Technical Specifications
Region Saint-Emilion
Tasting Notes Dense and compact, with a somewhat strict palate and a finish dominated by rather severe tannins (February 2007 review, issue 508).
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Producer Information
Website
Address
1720, route des Corbin, 33330 Saint-Émilion, France
Phone
+33 (0)5 57 25 20 30
Owner
Anabelle Cruse and Sébastien Bardinet
Cellarmaster
Anabelle Cruse Bardinet