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Chateau Les Gravieres 2005
- Producer Chateau les Gravieres
- Blend 100% Merlot
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 0 15643 41822 8
Terroir
Terroir 4.5 Ha (11 acres) in the communes of St Sulpice de Faleyrens and St Laurent des Combes. Sandy gravel, deep gravels, cool ferriferous sub-soil.
Viticulture
Deleafing and green harvesting in June and August, manual removal of spurs, soil improvement using organic materials exclusively. Manual harvesting with rigorous selection on tables.
Vinification
Fermentation in thermostatically controlled stainless steel vats, cold maceration at 6° for 8-10 days before fermentation, long (>30 days) vat fermentation, delestage (the juice is removed and poured back over the cap to moisten and break it up) and pigeage (the cap is forced into the juice), malolactic fermentation in new barrels. Aging on lees. Aging in 100% new barrels for 16 months.
