Clos Des Menuts 2016
- Producer Clos des Menuts
- Blend 100% Red Bordeaux Blend
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Saint-Emilion
- UPC 0 15643 73048 1
James Suckling
91pt
Wine Enthusiast
91pt
Tasting notes
Deep and intense crimson robe. Fine nose of ripe grapes, with elegant toasted and vanilla oak aromas confirmed in the mouth. Elegance, balance and harmony.
Vinification
Harvesting: By hand, carried in smallcrates with selective sorting.
Vinification: vinification chai with thermoregulated concrete vats.
Maturing: 18 months in oak barrels, 1/3 new every year.
Fining: in vats, with egg white.
Vinification: vinification chai with thermoregulated concrete vats.
Maturing: 18 months in oak barrels, 1/3 new every year.
Fining: in vats, with egg white.
Winery Technical Data
Area: 25 Hectares.
Soil: Limestone and clay, mainly sandy-clayey with hard pan and iron dross subsoil.
Grapes: 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc.
Soil: Limestone and clay, mainly sandy-clayey with hard pan and iron dross subsoil.
Grapes: 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc.
