Intense deep purple colour. The nose features overtones of blackberry, cherry pits, and vanilla. It has a myriad of aromas and displays a rare elegance. This 100% Merlot, made to age for a very long time, is of outstanding aromatic complexity. It has delicious blackberry and cherry flavours as well as great body and a fine structure enhanced by oak ageing for long cellaring. This powerful wine with refined tannin can age for 15-20 years

Cold soaking and fermentation in oak and stainless steel vats with automatic temperature-control. Post-fermentation micro-oxygenation during maceration and malolactic fermentation in oak and stainless steel vats.

Harvest: Hand-picking at optimum maturity with careful sorting, both in the vinyard and on a mechanical sorting table in the cellar prior to destemming.
Harvest Period: from September 30th to October 9th

Soil Type: Limestone and clay
Average Age of the Vine: 33 years
Vine Density: 5 500 vines/ha
Grape Varieties: 80% Merlo, 20% Cabernet Franc
Pruning: This cuvée is made from several plots located in the highest part of the vinyard that receive special attention during pruning, suckering, bud thinning, green harvesting, etc.
Vine Management: Natural grass cover

Ageing: 100% new barrels
Ageing Duration: 16 months

The structure & freshness of this wine will be a perfect match for dried aged red meats as well as the finest fish or shellfish.