Tasting Notes
Episodes of regular rain and warm temperature characterize the first six months of the year 2009. Nevertheless, the key-phases of the vine's growing cycle (blossoming and setting of the vine) developed in excellent conditions. This year again, the unique soil of Montrose helped us fight against the parasitic disease, gratefully to the draining gravelly soil along with the oceanic air that sweeps and dries away the vineyard. The summer settled a hot and dry weather until the early fall, allowing the berry to gain volume and change colour. That authorized us to be patient with confidence and serenity for the grape to reach optimal maturity. Our obsession was to find the balance so fragile between the perfect maturity of the berries (sugar, tannin) and the freshness of the juice extended by an acidity that we controlled daily. All these factors foreshadowed an exceptional vintage of grand quality.
The 95-hectare vineyard in one single block, extremely unusual in the Medoc, is located on a very well exposed gravelly land, by the Gironde. The vineyard hence overlooks the estuary. The proximity to this vast body of water locally called 'river " has a very smoothing climatic impact on the vineyard. The river and its tide mitigate and moderate the climate's rigor: by mollifying the frost and refreshing blazing summer heat.
Product Type | Wine Red Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot & Friends |
Volume | 750ml |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Sub Region | Saint Estephe |
Winemaking Practices | Conventional |
Vineyard Practices | Conventional |