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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
Temperatures were much higher than average from February to June, with much less rainfall than usual. There were already signs of drought at the end of Spring.
Tasting Comment
Appearance
The deep, dark colour is immediately captivating. Furthermore, the lovely garnet-red hue makes tasters expect a concentrated wine... and they are not disappointed!
Nose
Thanks to many efforts over the past ten years, Château Barbe Blanche has attained a level of quality close to that of the finest wines on the Saint-Emilion plateau. The nose is quite closed at the present time, but its character and sheer class are clearly burgeoning, with elegant, subtle hints of graphite and smoke, as well as a strong fruity component (black cherry).
Mouth
The wine is full-bodied and smooth on the palate with typical Merlot flavours and soft, rich tannin that goes into a long aftertaste. This wine has good ageing potential, but will be quite enjoyable in just two or three years with veal cheek or kidneys with mushrooms.This wine is also the ideal accompaniment to braised or roast red meats.
Medals
Concours Mondial du Merlot 2013
Consumption period
2013 - 2026
Our suggestions
White meats
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Game
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vegetables
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Cheese |
Salads |
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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