Chateau Les Gravières 2016

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Saint Emilion Grand Cru from the estate

(88 - 90)/100 Parker

When to drink this wine? Drink now through 2030.

Tasted by Neal Martin in 2017: "The 2016 Les Gravieres has a lovely perfumed bouquet of ripe red cherry and crushed strawberry, followed by a touch of orange blossom. The palate is quite powerful with grippy tannins and plenty of blackberry and blueberry fruit, leading to a structured tobacco-tinged finish. This is a well-made Saint Emilion.

THE ESTATE TELLS YOU ABOUT IT

• Appellation : Saint-émilion grand cru
• Grape Variety: 100% Merlot
• Soil: 4.5 hectares in the communes of St Sulpice de Faleyrens and St Laurent des Combes. Sandy-gravelly, deep gravel, cool subsoil of iron dross.
• Vines: Average age 38 to 45 years, density 5,500 vines/ha, grassed and drained vines.
• Average yield 35 hl/ha.
• Viticulture: Leaf removal and green harvesting in June and August, manual removal of internodes, organic amendments only, manual harvesting with rigorous sorting on a table.
• Vinification: Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, pre-fermentation cold maceration (6°C) for 8-10 days, délestage and pigeage, long vatting period of over 30 days. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels. Aging on lees. Aged in 100% new barrels for 16 months.

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