Description

Château Rouget

 

 

Grape Varieties:

• • 85% Merlot
  • 15% Cabernet Franc

Planting Density:

• • 3,000 vines per acre / 7,500 vines per hectare

Average Age of Vines:

• • 45 years

Soil Management:

• • Vineyards are farmed sustainably, using practices such as cover crops and ploughing.

Terroir:

• • Soils are gravelous, either mixed with clay or with sand.
  • This soil composition, combined with an exceptional exposure, confers all the typicity, elegance and finesse to Château Rouget wines.

Harvests:

• • Grapes are manually picked and carefully transported in small 20 kg crates.
  • Harvest occurs in several steps, in order to secure an optimal maturity level.
  • Bunches are sorted a first time as soon as they arrive in the cellar.
  • Then, once the grapes are fully destemmed, they go through another double sorting table.

Winemaking and Ageing:

• • Alcohol 14.5+%
  • Vinification: 30% barrel fermentation, 70% oak vats
  • Ageing: 30% new barrels

Tasting Notes:  The depth of the ruby red colour indicates an wide and generous wine. At first, the bouquet is all about black fruits and opens out on very soft and sweet spices. The freshness of the mouth and the finesse of the tannins make the wine very silky, and the crunchy mouth in the middle will be quite surprising. It is a lively wine that will reveal itself a little bit more every time you’ll taste it.