Chateau Monbousquet 2012
- Producer Chateau Monbousquet
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 0 15643 42697 1
Ageing
18-24 months in new oak barrels with racking every 3 months. The final blending is done just before bottling, and the wine is neither fined nor
filtered.
Fermentation
The old fermentation cellar was recently rebuilt and now houses temperaturecontrolled stainless steel vats. A new ageing cellar was also built.
Viticulture
Pruned to six spurs, green harvesting, leaf thinning, picking and sorting by hand.
Geological characteristics
32 hectares with greatly diverse terroirs:
Sandy and sandy-clay soil with ironpan at a depth of 60-80 m
Sandy-gravel soil
Sandy-clay soil
Sandy and sandy-clay soil with ironpan at a depth of 60-80 m
Sandy-gravel soil
Sandy-clay soil
