Pauillac

The vintage

Even though the 2020 season was rather whimsical, the winter was very mild winter, which favored early budbreak. The spring was wet and rainy, leading to some failed fruit set on some vines and increasing the risk of powdery mildew. During the summer, a heat wave, and an unprecedented drought (no rainfall between mid-June and mid-August) blocked berry ripening in some lots. The 2020 harvest was historically early and took place under a heat wave that lasted through the harvest period. The 2020 Pauillac wines are powerful, fresh, and elegant, with reasonable alcohol levels, good-density tannins, and higher acidity than previous vintages.As a result, the 2020 Pauillac wines are powerful, fresh,and elegant, with reasonable alcohol levels, good-density tannins and higher acidity compared to previous vintages

Location

Pauillac is located 40km North of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Gironde estuary.

Terroir

Pauillac enjoys exceptional climatic and geological conditions to make outstanding wines. Three of the five First Growth of the 1855 classification are from this famous appellation. Sitting on a beautiful gravelly hilltop, it provides the perfect ripening conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon, resulting in voluptuous, well-structured wines.

Winemaking

This wine is made using traditional Bordeaux methods, the grapes are destemmed and crushed before being placed in thermoregulated stainless steel vats for fermentation. Fermentation is conducted at 30°C and is followed by three weeks of maceration with regular pumping-over to ensure a gentle extraction of the tannins. After malolactic fermentation, 60% of the wine is transferred into French oak barrels for a period of 12 months.

Tasting

Deep ruby red color.
The nose is Intense with notes of cocoa and from the barrel aging. With swirling, balsamic notes appear, such as caramel combined with hints of sweet spices (clove).
On the palate, it is a typical Pauillac, robust and elegant at the same time, dense and very aromatic.

Alcohol content

Grapes

Cabernet sauvignon : 60 %
Merlot : 40 %

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