Grand Cru Classe

Blend: 82% Cabernet, 18% Merlot

Region: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France

Wine Advocate: 94 points

Interpretation: Tannin values over 1000 ppm are characteristic of a recent trend in Bordeaux with increasingly warm vintages. A medium bANT:pTAN ratio of 0.15 suggests pronounced astringency which is corroborated by several wine critics calling for 10-20 years of cellaring before drinking.

Vineyard: Gravel/clay soil, plowing without weeding or herbicide, hand-harvested.

Winery: Parcel-by-parcel lot separation, fermentation in temperature controlled wooden vats, maceration for 3 weeks, aged between 16 and 18 months in 60% new French oak at 15 °C.