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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
Full and Complex
Grape blend
Merlot 85% / Cabernet franc 15%
Weather
Winter was harsh (many days with frost) and spring rather chilly. There was a great deal of sunshine in 2010 and a long period of drought from 21 June to late September, which was favourable for ripening.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
Brilliant bright crimson colour.
Nose
The complex bouquet displays red and black fruit such as redcurrant and blackcurrant.
Mouth
The wine is full-bodied and rich on the palate with a smooth round texture. The tannin is velvety and there is an attractive vanilla flavour. Although already delightful, this wine, typical of a great Lussac-St Emilion, can also age well for several years. This rich wine is a treat with veal chops or guinea fowl.
Ratings and reviews
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Château de Barbe Blanche became a royal possession when Henri IV was crowned king. The estate has belonged to André Lurton and André Magnon since 2000. The Merlot (65%) and Cabernet grapes produced a deep crimson-coloured wine in 2010 with a complex bouquet of candied fruit accompanied by oaky and menthol nuances. Displaying ripe tannin, well-integrated oak, and a very fresh aftertaste, the wine is round and generous on the palate. It will continue to develop over the next five years (and thereafter) to express its full potential, at which time it will be delightful with roast beef in a puff pastry.
Red fruit, ample palate, smooth, fresh, lively, upright, good fruit. Drink from 2015 - Should last 12 years - (Jacques Dupont)
Medals
Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2013
Consumption period
2013 - 2025
Our suggestions
Starters
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White meats
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Game
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vegetables
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Cheese |
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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.
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