Chateau Roque Le Mayne 2011,France Cotes de Castillon - Chateau Roque Le Ma price supplier

Origin of the Property :

The family Meynard owns this property of 10 hectares

since several generations.

The vineyard is located on clay and limestone for the top wines and

clay and sandy soils for the second wine called Chateau La Bourrée

Considered as one of the challenger winemakers in this AOC,

Jean François Meynard is every year rewards with gold medal or

Coup de Coeur.

 

Surface Area :

15 hectares

 

Soils :

Clay and Limestone

 

Average age of the vines :

20 years

 

Vineyard Management :

Traditional, natural grass

 

Grape Varieties :

Merlot 75 %, Cabernet sauvignon 20 %

Malbec 5 %

 

Harvest & Wine making :

Harvest by hand, double sorting by density of the grapes

Micro -Bubbling to soften the tannins.

Tasting notes : Creamy notes of oaken barrels and then sweet

spices and black ripe fruits (black berries, jam, black cherry)

A lot of mineral notes and a very comple x nose.

The structure is dense and the tannins are present. The general

balance is beautiful and the wine ready to drink in 2 or 3 more years - until 10 years.

 

2012 PARIS GOLDEN MEDAL