Clos Les Lunelles Cotes de Castillon 2004
Clos Les Lunelles Cotes de Castillon 2004
Bordeaux Red Blends from Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
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winemaker's notes:
The grapes are picked and sorted by hand, and alcoholic fermentation is
triggered by indigenous yeast in temperature-controlled cement vats. The
wine stays on the skins for 5 weeks. Malolactic fermentation in barrel.
Clos des Lunelles is aged in new oak barrels for 18 to 24 months with racking
every 3 months. The finial blend is made just before bottling, without fining
or filtering.
critical acclaim:
"Perhaps the biggest sleeper of the vintage, the amazing 2004 Clos les Lunelles (owned by Chantal and Gerard Perse) is made from 38-year-old Merlot (80%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (20%) with a touch of Cabernet Franc included in the blend. This Cotes de Castillon vineyard receives the same treatment as Perse’s other properties in St.-Emilion, including one or two deleafings (depending on the vintage conditions) as well as several crop-thinnings (yields were 20 hectoliters per hectare in 2004). The result is a dark ruby/purple-tinged wine boasting fabulous aromas of blackberries, cherries, pain grille, spring flowers, and forest floor. Textured, full-bodied, and fleshy, it tastes like a top classified growth rather than an obscure Cotes de Castillon. Sadly, production is only 1,700 cases.
"
92 Points
The Wine Advocate
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