Lynsolence 2011

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Saint-Emilion Grand Cru from the estate

90/100 Wine Spectator

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Tasted by James Molesworth: "Quite dark, with notes of braised plum, fig, pastis and charcoal accented by smoky tobacco on the finish. Very interesting on the palate and holds its balance to the end. It's powerful and long, and should stretch with a little ageing." 

THE ESTATE TELLS YOU ABOUT IT

• Appellation : Saint-émilion grand cru
• Grape Variety: 100% Merlot
• Terroir: 2.5 ha in the commune of St Sulpice de Faleyrens in a place called "Le Bert". Very gravelly sand, very deep gravel, cool subsoil made up of iron dross.
• Vines: Average age 45 to 50 years, density 5,600 vines/ha, not very productive rootstock. Grassed and drained vines.
• 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.
• Average yield: 19-25 hl/ha
• Vinification: Fermentation in temperature-controlled wooden vats and 400-litre barrels, cold pre-fermentation maceration (6°C) for 8-10 days, délestages and pigeages, long vatting period of over 30 days. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels. Aged on lees.
• Aged in 100% new barrels (Tronçais forest) for 18 months or more.

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