CUVÉE OLD VINES RED 2018

SOLD IN A BOX OF 6 BOTTLES Gold medal Gilbert and Gaillard competition 2019 : Dubois family, owners. Family property expanded over the decades. : Reignac 18 km from Blaye, 50 km from Bordeaux, right bank of the Gironde. Majority of southern slopes and plateaus. : 20 hectares (4,000 vines per hectare) Type of soil: Gravel, coarse and fine sand, some clayey gravel, subsoil: clayey gravel with some alios : 45 hectoliters per hectare. Vertical trellising, green harvest : 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. Vines 35 years old on average Harvest and vinification: Grapes harvested at optimal maturity, sorting table, destemming, crushing, maceration and fermentation in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats : In stainless steel and cement vats for 15 months : Fruity wine, pleasant, fine. Nose of red fruits: blackcurrant, raspberry, cherry. Supple attack, fine tannins. Round, rich and powerful wine. Long and pleasant finish : 6 to 10 years