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Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 1995 3L

Good colour. Starting to develop. Full, aromatic, classic bouquet with depth and notes of blackcurrants. A little development now. Starting to get soft. Ample wine with nice round ripe fruit. Long with good classy fruit. Very enjoyable after some decanting.

This is a 3L bottle. 

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The vintage

A mild winter and flowering begining june seemed to lead to a precocious vintage. Summer was exceptionnally hot and dry. Signs of drought. Early september some showers helped the grapes to finish their ripening. The harvest began by the end of september with a few rains again but with no particular consequence except perhaps a very light dilution. Doubtlessly a great vintage.

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.


In the press

The Wine Spectator | 89/100 points

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Bottle: Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 1995 3L
SKU: caronn-ste-gemme-1995-3L