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Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

THE VINEYARD

  • PLANTED AREA : 8 hectares
  • TERROIR : clay-limestone, clay-gravel on south-facing hills
  • AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES : 40 years-old +
  • PLANTED VARIETIES : 82% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc
  • DENSITY OF PLANTATION : 6 600 vines/hectares
  • VINEYARD MANAGEMENT : no chemical weed control, cereals and leguminous plants are grown to fertilize and oxygenate the soil

THE HARVEST

  • DATE OF HARVEST : begining of October
  • 100% handpicking

THE CELLAR

  • VINIFICATION : whole-bunch fermentation, extraction by pigeage, 30 days of cuvaison, malolactic fermentation in vats and barrels
  • AGEING : 12 months in barrels,  ageing on lees and stirring, 40% new, 60% one-year old and 12 months in vats

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