BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR
Les coteaux plantés de merlot, cabernet-sauvignon
et cabernet franc dessinent de jolies croupes.
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DOMAINE DE COURTEILLAC BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR ROUGE 2012
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| GRAPE VARIETIES : |
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80 % merlot, 10 % cabernet-sauvignon, 10 % cabernet franc. Average age of the vines 25 ans. Yield 25 hl/ha – Date of the harvest : 5th October 2012 |
| VINIFICATION : |
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De-stalking. Automatic sorting. Slow fermentation 27°C to 30°C. Post fermentation maceration 15 days. Malolatic fermentation partly in vats. |
| AGEING : |
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16 months : 25 % in new oak barrels - 25 % in one year old oak barrels – 50% in vats. |
| TASTING NOTES : |
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Nice ruby color, rather dense. A nice fruity flavor, with breed and presence. In the mouth the wine is round and fleshy, elegant and tasty, with a good balance. The final is firm and steady, with an elegant and light wooden taste. |
| CONSULTANT : |
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Stéphane DERENONCOURT. |
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Robert PARKER – The Wine Advocate 86/87 – “A potential sleeper of the vintage” |
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