Chateau Caronne Ste Gemme 2000 3L
Shows fruit and concentration but also a good acidity and structure. It makes it very pleasant to drink but the backbone is there to show it will keep. Unlike some 1982’s it has the right acidity to remain fresh a long time.
This is a 3L bottle.
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The vintage
Winery
Chateau Caronne Ste GemmeAppellation & Region
Haut-Medoc, BordeauxVineyards & 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
DECANTER MAGAZINE June 2003
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THE VINE June 2001 – Clive Coates M.W.
Good colour. Ripe and ample on the nose. Very good fruit here. Fullish body. Quite substantial. Good tannins. This has grip too. The best Caronne Ste Gemme ever ? Lovely finish.
From 2006.
Hachette wine guide 2004 (Mitchell Beazley)
The Wine spectator – June 2001 | 90/100 points
Solid and racy. Vivid aromas of currant and berry follow through to a medium to full bodied palate, with well integrated tannins and a long, refreshing finish.
Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Guide 2002
…steady quality, stylish wine, repays patience. At minor crû classé level.
