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Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 1990 3L

Good colour. Full, plump, rich aromatic nose. Typical Caronne, typical 1990. Fullish. Opulent and balanced.

This is a 3L bottle.

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The vintage

A warm winter followed by a rather cold spring but then a hot month of may produced a very early flowering at the beginning of the month of June. Summer was very hot with some drought. The harvest begun mid-September with a few rains which were actually quite welcome. The crop was of exceptional quality and quantity.

Winery

Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme

Appellation & Region

Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux

Blend

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot

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 1990 3L
SKU: caronn-ste-gemme-1990-3L