This wine is already very nice and aromatically open, well balanced and structured, you can keep it in a good cellar for 3 or 4 years. Powerful and concentrated. This lovely wine can be appreciated with gastronomic dishes or with cheeses, at 16° - 18° C.

Robe : Concentrated rubis
Nose : Little red fruits aromas with hazelnuts and spicy notes
Taste : Very fruity at the beginning, then more complex flavours such as liquorice and spices come with aeration.
Tannins are silky, the structure is powerful and well balanced.

Appellation :
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOC (red)
Surface : 10 Hectares
Average age of the vines : 26 years old
Yields : 45 Hl/Ha
Grape varieties : 73% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon
Subsoil : limestonecalcaire
Soils : clay and limestone with gravelly zones
Vinification : fermentation in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats, maceration for 15 to 20 days.
Ageing of the wine in oak barrels for 12 months in the limestone underground caves. Racking every 3 months.
Production : 45,000 bottles



Vintage 2000
Excellence Prize – « Vinalies Nationales »
Silver medal – « Challenge International du Vin »
Selection in the « Guide Hachette des Vins 2004 »

Vintage 2001
Excellence Prize – « Vinalies Nationales »
Silver medal – « Challenge International du Vin »
Silver medal – « Concours de Bordeaux »

Vintage 2002
Bronze medal « Challenge International du Vin – Blaye Bourg »
Selection in the « Guide des Vins de France Dussert-Gerber 2007 »

Vintage 2004
Silver medal – « Concours de Mâcon »

Vintage 2005
Mark of 87/100 – « Guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2008 »
Bronze medal – « Concours des Vignerons Indépendants »
Silver Medal « Concours Mondial de Bruxelles »
Prix des Vinalies Nationales : French Oenologues

Vintage 2006
Selected Guide Hachette des vins 2009