Bordeaux - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Lynsolence
Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Varietal: 100% Merlot
Terroir: 2.5 Ha (6 acres) in the commune of St. Sulpice de Faleyrens at "Le Bert". Very gravelly sand, deep gravels, cool ferriferous sub-soil.
Vines: Average age 45 to 50 years, planting density 5600 plants/Ha, low yielding grafting stock. Vineyards grassed and drained.
Viticulture: Deleafing and green harvesting in June and August, manual removal of spurs, soil improvement using organic materials exclusively. Manual harvesting with rigorous selection on tables.
Average Yield: 19 - 25 Hl/Ha
Vinification: Fermentation in thermostatically
controlled wooden vats and in 400 litre barrels. Cold maceration at 6°
for 8-10 days before fermentation, long (>30 days) vat fermentation,
délestage (the juice is removed and poured back over the
cap) and pigeage (the cap is forced into the juice), malolactic
fermentation in new barrels. Aging on lees.
Aging in 100% new Tronçais Forest barrels for 18 months or more.
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Tasting notes:
Robert
Parker: "Dense with silky tanins, fleshy mouthfeel"
89-92 (2010) - 90-92 (2009)
- 91 (2008) - 90+ (2006)
91-94 (2005) - 90 (2004) - 92 (2003)
Wine Spectator: 93 (2009) - 91 (2008) - 90 (2003)
Andreas Larsson: "My top picks" (2006 vintage)
RVF
Guide - The best French wines: 17/20 (2005
vintage)
"One of the 5 Strong Buys of the vintage" (2006
vintage)
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