Tasting notes : Bright ruby hues with purple reflections. Good structure, well balanced, fruity and easy to drink with silky tannins.
Grapes: 70% Merlot. 30% Malbec.
Vinification : maceration during 3 weeks.
Ageing : in old oak barrels for about 12 months.
Located on the right bank of Bordeaux, the region of Blaye benefits from a favorable microclimate where the rate of sunshine is high and an ideal humidity for the maturation of the grapes, thanks to the influence of the Gironde estuary.
In our vineyard, two terroirs predominate: sandy-gravelly on the hillsides bordering the Gironde Estuary and sandy-clayey-loamy on the hillsides further inland. These soils bring fruitiness and power to our red wines; and all the freshness, expression of aromas and delicacy in our white wines. It is striking to see the undulation of our hillsides compared to the rest of the appellation. These exposures are very favorable for a perfect exposure of the grapes and a natural flow.
We always cultivate our vines with more care through precise and reasoned operations. Disbudding, desuckering, stripping, low yields and green harvesting… are essential practices to obtain grapes that ripen as desired. The objective is to spread out the bunches on the vine stock so that they benefit from maximum sunshine and aeration; synonymous with quality for the future wine.