Description
L de LAFFITTE LAUJAC
Appellation: Médoc
Commune: Bégadan
Vineyard area: 10 hectares
Soil: Fine gravel and chalky-clay
Grape varieties:
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- 60% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 35% Merlot
- 5% Petit Verdot
Planting density:
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- 6 600 vines/ha.
- 6 600 vines/ha.
Age of vineyard:
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- 15-20 years
- 15-20 years
Production:
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- 65,000 bottles/yr
IN THE VINEYARD
Care of the vines :
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- Sustainable viticulture – Natural grassing over
- Double-Guyot pruning – Leaf thinning
Yield:
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- 50 to 55 hectolitres/ha. (6,666 to 7,333 bottles approx.)
Harvesting :
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- Machine harvested
- The crop is destemmed and sorted both mechanically and manually
IN THE WINERY
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- Pumping over: 2 vat volumes pumped over in two operations
- Maceration: 3 to 4 weeks at 26-28°C in stainless steel vats
- Pressing: vertical basket press
- Alcohol content: 12.5°
- Maturing: 6 months in French oak barrels « Bottled at the Château »
Tasting Notes:
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- The bouquet of this wine is both fruity and oaky along with spicy aromas.
- On tasting, flavours of red fruit are found accompanied by menthol notes which endow a pleasant refreshing sensation.
- The oakiness is soft and harmonious giving a wine that is well-balanced with excellent structure.
- A congenial wine to be enjoyed at any opportunity.
Wine and food pairing:
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- It will be the perfect partner to a joint of beef with mushrooms, a vegetable tourte, a blanquette of veal or beef bourguignon.
2019 | Tech Sheet | POS | Label | Bottle Shot
2018 | Tech Sheet | POS | Label | Bottle Shot