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Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 1986 3L

Very good colour. Possibly a bit austere but no lack of substance with richness and depth on the nose. Not as classy as the 1988 but shows some style.

This is a 3L bottle.

 

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The vintage

A wet and mild winter. A slow start in april followed by an outburst in may produced a rather late flowering by the end of june. The summer was splendid with however heavy occasional rains in september which swelled the grapes. The harvest started by begining october under sunshine and the crop showed a great potential.

Winery

Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme

Appellation & Region

Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux

Blend

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot

Average age of vines

30 years

Vineyards & Vinification

Situation : In the St Laurent Médoc area 500 meters south of the saint Julien strip and in the direct neighbourhood of the vineyards of Gruaud Larose, Lagrange, Belgrave, Camensac and Lanessan.

The vineyard, a resurgence of the St Julien occidental mound, forms an island of 38 hectares (94 acres) planted on first class günzian gravel on a base of iron rich sandstone, a little more sandy to the east, a little more clayey to the west.

The wine making The grapes are destalked, then slightly crushed and sent into stainless steel fermentation vats which are thermo-regulated. Fermentation is led at the temperature of 26/28° Celsius with light “over the top” pumping for a soft extraction of the skins. The maceration can last three weeks. The wine ageing of 12 months is made exclusively in French barrels of 225 L., of which 25% are renewed each year. The wine is fined and finally bottled at the vineyard 20 months after the harvest.

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Bottle: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 1986 3L
SKU: caronn-ste-gemme-1986-3L