Chateau de la Dauphine 2009
- Producer Chateau de la Dauphine
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
90% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC 0 15643 51100 4
Winemaking
Double sorting table before and after destemming, the grapes are gravity fed into tanks.
Homogenization by turbo-pigeage (controlled punching down) twice before fermentation. Moderate pumping over, which is then stopped before the end of fermentation.
Fermentation at 26 Celsius from 15 to 20 days.
Maceration for 30 days.
Long and gentle vertical pressing.
Partial malolactic fermentation in barrels.
Maturing of separate batches in oak for 12 months with 30 % of new barrels.
Homogenization by turbo-pigeage (controlled punching down) twice before fermentation. Moderate pumping over, which is then stopped before the end of fermentation.
Fermentation at 26 Celsius from 15 to 20 days.
Maceration for 30 days.
Long and gentle vertical pressing.
Partial malolactic fermentation in barrels.
Maturing of separate batches in oak for 12 months with 30 % of new barrels.
Vineyard
31 Hectares
Yield : 45Hl/Ha
Soil : clay-Limestone, clay-silt on fronsac molasse
Planting density : 6300 vines/Ha
Average age of the vines : 30 years
Manual harvesting plot by plot from September 17th to October 6th 2009.
Yield : 45Hl/Ha
Soil : clay-Limestone, clay-silt on fronsac molasse
Planting density : 6300 vines/Ha
Average age of the vines : 30 years
Manual harvesting plot by plot from September 17th to October 6th 2009.
