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Château Lamouroux - AOC Red Graves Rouge

Appellation : A.O.0 Red Graves

Vintage :
2014


Grape varieties :
60% Merlot - 40% Cabernet Sauvignon


Vineyard surface :
12 ha of red grape varieties of which 4,1 ha for this
wine

Age of the vines :
8 to 40 years


Soil :
Flinty stones over gravely subsoil with limestone
strata

Yield :
42 hl/ha


Cenologists :
Bertrand Leon / Xavier Dauba

Château Lamouroux

Tasting Notes

Vineyard management : Reasoned protection of the vineyard - regular ploughing on the majority of the parcels - Double Guyot pruning -Manual thinning out of the leaves —Reasoned green harvest -Manual picking in small crates.

Vinification :
Sorting of the harvest at the cellar — Total destemming — Alcoholic fermentation in coneshaped stainless steel vats- Automatic temperature control.  Long vatting (4 to 5 weeks).

Ageing :
Aged in barrels for 12 months (2-3 years barrels)

Tasting : Color : nice dark red robe

Nose :
fruity dark berries nose , scents of eyelet and violet , mixed to light toasted notes

Mouth :
Live fresh mouth with round attack. Balanced palate ,fresh and finely tannic with fruity tannins in a rather long finale.

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