Le Carré Emilion Grand Cru 2018
€130.00
Content:
0.75 Litre
(€173.33 / 1 Litre)
Available, delivery time: 3-4 weeks
Product number:
10298
Product information "Le Carré Emilion Grand Cru 2018"
LE CARRÉ, meaning The Square, became the newest of our ‘Single Vineyard Series’ wines in 2005. These wines are made in small quantities and are based on the côtes Cru Classé land that surrounds the town of Saint Emilion. The vineyard is situated next to CLOS FOURTET – separated by a tumble-down wall. We were lucky enough to purchase this vineyard from CHATEAU CANON, Premier Grand Cru Classé.
Grapes
85% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc; 1.05 hectares, planted 1956.
Soil
Bed of deep clay over limestone. The parcel is distant from Les Astéries by 400 metres (same size, same varietal mix) but as the soil is different, we make two distinct wines.
Viticulture
The vines are pruned on the double guyot system. The secondary shoots are removed and two runs of green harvesting completed in order to achieve no more than four bunches of grapes per vine, at mid-véraison. The grapes are handpicked into small trays before transfer to the winery.
Vinification
LE CARRE employs similar methods to our other top wines with the addition of barrel-fermentation for the Cabernet Franc (the amount being too small for vats). On arrival at the winery the grapes are sorted – firstly by bunch and then, after destemming, grape by grape. Only conveyors are used to transport the grapes and the wine is fermented in wooden vats after extreme cold maceration. The wines undergo malolactic fermentation in new French oak, and are barrel-aged in an air-conditioned cellar at 18 °C. Production: 300 cases.
Anything Unusual
LE CARRE exemplifies the fantastic provenance of differing soils/terroirs that Saint Emilion manifests. Only 400 meters separates LES ASTERIES and LE CARRE and yet the wines are poles apart in style. LE CARRE is probably our chunkiest, most modern-style wine.
94-96 PTS, JEB DUNNUCK: “Coming from a parcel near Clos Fourtet, the 2018 Le Carré (which means “square” in English) is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc brought up 80% new French. Its purple color is followed by a killer bouquet of cassis and blackcurrants balanced by a terrific sense of minerality and salinity. Full-bodied, deep, layered, and pure, it's the finest vintage to date and is well worth seeking out.”
| Wine type: | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Year: | 2018 |
