Château les Grandes Murailles Grand Cru Classé 1973
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC
13%
0.75L
Intensity
Lot presentation
Château les Grandes Murailles Grand Cru Classé 1973
The wine
Across the two hectares of vines owned by Château Les Grandes Murailles, Merlot, the flagship grape of the region and the Libournais, reigns supreme. It draws its nobility from the clay and limestone soil, which itself rests on a limestone subsoil. The Cuvelier family, who run the château, nurture the grapes with loving care, and harvest them by hand. Manual harvesting ensures that the grapes are rigorously sorted before the vinification process, which is overseen by two top winemakers: Stéphane Derenoncourt and Jean-Claude Berrouet. This process is conducted in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats (containers that help preserve the brightness and freshness of the fruit). As for malolactic fermentation, it is initiated in barrels. Once this is complete, the wine is matured in new barrels for 18 to 20 months. These containers impart elegance to the wine, but most importantly, fine tannins and complex notes of sweet spices and precious wood. A limited production of 7,000 bottles is released each year, truly worthy of a few years of cellaring.
This property has shown tremendous consistency, and produces deep, concentrated wines.
Detailed characteristics
- Quantity:
- 1 bottle
- Level:
- 1 High shoulders
- Observations:
- 1 Marked label, 1 Slightly torn label
- Origin:
- private individual
- Type of cellar:
- underground, natural cellar
- Recoverable VAT:
- no
- Wooden case:
- no
- Local excise duty seal:
- no
- Alcohol percentage:
- 13 %
- Region:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation:
- Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
- Classification:
- Grand Cru Classé
- Owner:
- Famille P.Cuvelier
- Vintage:
- 1973
- Colour:
- red
- Service temperature:
- 16°
- Viticulture:
- conventional More information....
- Intensity:
- classic
- Leading aroma:
- black fruit
- Tasting occasion:
- food-friendly wine
- Grape variety:
- Cabernet Franc, Merlot
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