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Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée |
Médoc |
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Situation géographique
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Bégadan
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Vineyard size : |
12 hectares |
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Yield :
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55 hectolitres/hectare
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Production :
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80 000 bottles
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Soil type :
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Clay-limestone
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Pruning method :
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Guyot double
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Grape varietes :
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50 % cabernets sauvignons - 50 % merlots |
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Average vine age :
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30 years
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Root stock :
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420A, 161-49, Fercal
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Vine density :
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6500 vines/hectare
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Vinification :
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Risk taken on the harvest dates. Done in small volumed cement vats. Long vatting to insure maximum skin contact..
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Aging :
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Minimum of 12 months in oak barrels with 20% new oak.
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Bottling :
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A light filtering 12 months after the harvest..
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Tasting notes :
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Flattering in the mouth, ripe concentrated fruits, hint of oak..
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Food pairing :
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Goes perfectly with red meats, wild fowl and cheese.
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Oenologue conseil :
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Antoine Medeville
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MAJOR AWARDS :
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Silver medal in the "concours général agricole de Paris 2006" (vintage 2004)
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Gold medal in the "concours général agricole de Paris 2007" (vintage 2005)
 Download technical sheet (Acrobat Reader)
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Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée |
Médoc |
|
Situation géographique
|
Bégadan
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|
Vineyard size : |
12 hectares |
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|
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Yield :
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55 hectolitres/hectare
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Production :
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20 000 bottles
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Soil type :
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Clay-limestone
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Pruning method :
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Guyot double
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|
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Grape varietes :
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50 % cabernets sauvignons - 50 % merlots |
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Average vine age :
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30 years
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Root stock :
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420A, 161-49, Fercal
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Vine density :
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6500 vines/hectare
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Vinification :
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Risk taken on the harvest dates. Done in small volumed cement vats. Long vatting to insure maximum skin contact..
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Aging :
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In vats.
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Bottling :
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A light filtering 8 months after the harvest..
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Tasting notes :
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Young, fresh, ripe red fruits, complexity..
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Food pairing :
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Goes perfectly with red meats, wild fowl and cheese.
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Oenologue conseil :
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Antoine Medeville
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Download technical sheet (Acrobat Reader)
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