TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot

ABV:  13.5

Vineyard:  The estate’s 35-year-old vines are planted at 10,000/ha across 81 ha, with half on the historic Bages plateau (deep gravel) and half on clay-limestone hillocks. Soils are a mix of deep gravels, clay, and limestone, well-drained, and farmed using self-sustaining techniques. Manual harvest is done parcel by parcel, with careful selection at the vineyard.

Cellar: Grapes are vinified lot by lot in concrete and stainless steel vats, with strict parcel selection. Fermentation and maceration are handled per parcel to preserve each plot’s character. The wine is aged 16 months in French oak barrels, 40% new, before blending and bottling.

CSPC:  129526

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Pauillac, Bordeaux

Appellation:  Pauillac AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  13.5

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  129526