Chateau L'Ecuyer2021
RED WINE
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Producer
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Blend
10% Cabernet Franc
90% Merlot
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Country
France
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Region
Bordeaux
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Appellation
Pomerol
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UPC
8 73964 000658
Reviews
James Suckling 92
Plummy nose with a touch of iron, spices and paprika. Juicy and bright on the palate with medium body, bright acidity and a brambly, tight finish. Fresh, fine-grained tannins. 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. Drink or hold.
by JS, James Suckling , 2024
Wine Enthusiast 93
From a seven-acre vineyard, this wine is rich, balanced and fruity. It has an elegance and freshness reflecting the vintage. The wine, from 40-year-old vines, is packed with black fruits and ripe tannins.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2024
Technical Details
Tasting notes
Nice fruit forward Pomerol with loads of Merlot fruit and a delightful perfumed element to it. A rich & powerful wine with good balance with a bouquet of black current, mint and pretty earthy tones. It comes from a highly respected small seven-acre vineyard located in the heart of Pomerol. This wine is always a crowd pleaser and great for this price range. Great with a wide range of dishes including lamb chops, roasts and chicken.
Vinification
Vibrating sorting table.
Vinification by plots.
Entire vinification process in small 400 liter oak barrels for a total of 4 weeks.
Whole bunch cold pre-fermentation maceration at 12°C for 5 days to extract aromas and hot post-fermentation maceration to concentrate fruit
Malolactic fermentation in 100% new “fine grain” French oak barrels from Baron, followed by 12 months of aging.
Racking off the lees after 6 months.
No fining and no filtering.
Viticulture
3 hectares of vineyards. 1 hectare is planted on the famous Pomerol plateau on limestone and gravel over an iron pad. 2 hec-tares are planted in the heart of Pomerol near the area known as Bourg Neuf on a sandy topsoil and deep limestone subsoil.
Blend: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc.
5 years 15%-30 years 15%- 40+ years 55%
High density plantings of 5,500 vines/hectare.
Traditional soil ploughing on the limestone/gravel plateau and grass growing between rows on the sandy plots.
Rigorous pruning with leaf thinning in July and green harvest in August.
Manual harvest with a rigorous sorting in the vineyards.