2015 Chateau Rocher-Corbin Montagne-Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc; vine age planted 1875 & 1935, 1985; soils of limestone and clay; fermented in French oak barrels and stainless steel tanks; no sulfites added; aged 13 months in French oak barrels; bottled unfined and unfiltered. Hand harvested into 10 kilo baskets, two passes of careful sorting of each berry Short cold maceration, microxygenation Part of malolactic fermentation in new French oak barrels No sulfites used

30% Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims and the Grande Vallée de la Marne

and 5% Chardonnay

is a 30 hectare estate

the Maîtres Vignerons de la Vidaubanaise today control 600 hectares of vines in the heart of the Appellation Côtes de Provence

But the essence of that mentality is a knowledge that the geology of his terrain indeed creates the flavors in the grapes which grow there

100% Tinta del País from the estate-owned Fuentecojo

Bottling occurred with no fining

” Located in and around the village of Tadten

After six years at a specialist winemaking school and with plenty of experience in winegrowing and vinification around the world under his belt

For her estate vineyards

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choosing to farm organically and spend the majority of his time in the vineyards