Vintage 2020

CERES, Claire Villars Lurton, Haut Bages Libéral

Product Code: BZ0220RC

Tasting Notes

Fruity notes on the nose, such as strawberry or redcurrant, with a mineral touch. Beautifully supple. This vintage seduces with its freshness and minerality, its purity and its fruity aromatic structure.

Profile

Merlot
14
FRANCE
6
Cork
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            [Notes1] => Fruity notes on the nose, such as strawberry or redcurrant, with a mineral touch. Beautifully supple. This vintage seduces with its freshness and minerality, its purity and its fruity aromatic structure.

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            [MediaNotes] => James Suckling 90/100

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About this product +

Viticulture >

Vineyard: 8 hectares of merlot, on a single plot, located on the hamlet of Vertheuil, in Pauillac North Located on the hamlet of Vertheuil, in Pauillac North. Clay-limestone soil.

Winemaking >

Plot vinification. Maceration with the addition of neutral gasto stimulate gentle movements. Pumping over of one volume / day. 24 days of maceration. Vertical pressing Azote inerting during transfersto protect musts from oxydation. THE AGEING 6 months in concrete vats No added sulfites.

Awards +

James Suckling 90/100

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