“Vieilles Vignes”

Château Saintongey

AOC BORDEAUX ROUGE

TASTING

Beautiful gleaming garnet-red hue.

Nose : warm, intense, with scents of small black fruits (blackberry, blueberry) and supported touches of spices.

Palate : wonderful, really savoury, well balanced. Intense and deep after taste.

Rich and savoury.

FOOD PAIRING

Leg of lamb with rosemary. Roast beef.

PRODUCTION

Appellation : AOC BORDEAUX RED.

Soil : clay and chalky.

Yield : 50 hL/ha.

Average age of vines : 25 years old.

Production : 40 000 bottles.

VITICULTURE AND VINIFICATION

Blend : 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Mechanical harvesting, selected at the right maturity.

Vinification : 20 to 30 days of maceration, alcoholic fermentation in a stainless steel tank.

Bottling : bottles stored horizontally in cages on site for 12 months.

Ageing : Can be consumed immediately or aged for 6 years.

Degree : 13.5% vol.

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