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Château de Barbe Blanche Red
Acquired for an half in 2000 by André Lurton, this estate is ideally situated on a ridge of clay and limestone in Lussac, facing the best slopes of St Emilion. Merlot is king, and regularly gives soft and tasty wines.
Wine style
Rich and Powerful
Grape blend
Merlot 85% / Cabernet Franc 15%
Weather
While January and February were colder than average, 2009 was nevertheless a warm year (one of the warmest in a century). There was a great deal of sunshine and a remarkable drought during the summer months.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
With its violet tints, almost unfathomably deep, the colour of this Lussac, product of a magnificent clay-chalk terroir, is magnificent. (January, 2012)
Nose
The nose is powerful, perfectly blending a wide range of fruity notes, including strawberry and cassis, with delicate vanilla, smoky elements.
Mouth
Upfront, the wine is rich and concentrated, with no shortage of appropriate adjectives to describe its density and smoothness. There is still a lot of red fruit, joined gradually by chocolate and vanilla notes. The palate is generous, underpinned by some elegant tannins that guarantee aging potential. Ideal for laying-down, but will be excellent in 3 to 4 years with pheasant, duck confit or jerk beef.
Ratings and reviews
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Vins et Vignobles -
The 2013 Wine & Business Club Guide (Alain Marty) -
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Sélection Vin & Vignobles - With its ripped and rich fruity nose, it expresses full freshness which offers relishing blended flavours such as cherry, plum and tobacco once in mouth. Its soft and well balanced finish gives an elegant wine although still young, but which will later stay memorable in a few years. (Janine Saine)
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Crushed blueberry and black cherry on the nose. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a fruity finish. Very good concentration for this appellation. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. (James Suckling)
Black fruit, plum, impressive oak, lively palate, firm with a fair amount of acidity which is backed by the tannins and the oak. Needs aging, but very promising. Begin drinking in 2014. Can age for at least 12 years. (Jacques Dupont)
Consumption period
2013 - 2024
Our suggestions
White meats
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Game
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Red meats
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Ground
Surface
28.00 ha
Soil
On a clay-limestone shelf with about 1 meter of clay on the surface. At the foot of the hills, clay-siliceous soil with light sand.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
Machine harvest with sorting and selection at the winery.
Others
Plant food
Traditional, limited impact.
Plant density
6,000 vines per hectare.
Wine average age
32 years old.
Grape variety
Merlot / Cabernet Franc / Cabernet Sauvignon.
Pruning type
Double guyot
Fermentation
In stainless-steel temperature-controlled tanks. Approximately 3 weeks (subject to vintage and ripeness of tannins)
Fermentation temperature
28 to 30°C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
For 12 months in oak barrels (50% new) with racking each trimester.
Maturing potential
Begins to open up after 2 to 3 years, will age 10 to 12 years.
Recipes
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