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Initiales Red
Our «Caractères André Lurton» is a range of wines carefully created from appellations outside our own vineyards. Benefiting from our winemaking and oenological expertise, it was born from our desire to offer our customers a complete range of Bordeaux wines.
Wine style
Rich and Powerful
Grape blend
Merlot 60% / Cabernet Sauvignon 35% / 5% Petit Verdot
Weather
2015 was the third warmest year since 1900... Drought conditions, above-average monthly temperatures and sunshine (in the first half of the year), cool nights and hot weather in August accompanying véraison (colour change) were all ideal for the vines!
Tasting Comment
Appareance
This Cuvée Initiales has a lovely, very intense ruby colour with attractive garnet highlights.
Nose
There is an explosion of fresh red fruit aromas when the wine is swirled in the glass.
Mouth
The wine is smooth and soft on the palate from the very first, and perfectly balanced by elegant tannin. The overall harmony is charming, and the wine is enjoyable as of now. Best enjoyed with red meats or a saddle of milk-fed lamb.
Medals
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
Consumption period
2018 - 2025
Our suggestions
White meats
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Game
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Cheese |
Red meats
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Ground
Surface
3.00 ha
Soil
Garonne gravel ; clay-limestone soil.
Winemaking
Grape harvest
By hand
Others
Graft stock
101.14 - Riparia
Plant food
Organic fertilizer.
Plant density
7,000 vines per hectare
Wine average age
30 years old
Grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot / Petit Verdot / Cabernet Franc
Pruning type
Guyot double
Fermentation temperature
28 ° C
Malolactic
Yes
Wine maturing
In tanks and in barrels
Maturing potential
10 years
Recipes
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