Chateau de la Dauphine 2010
- Producer Chateau de la Dauphine
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
90% Merlot - Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC 0 15643 25426 0
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 for 30 days.
Maceration for 35 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 for 30 days.
Maceration for 35 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 : 40Hl/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 22nd to October 1st 2010.
Yield : 40Hl/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 22nd to October 1st 2010.
