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Name :
Château
Citran
Classification
: Cru
Bourgeois
Controlled
Appellation of Origin : Haut-Médoc
Vineyard area :
90
hectares
Soils :
sandy gravel
on marl and chalky clay
Varietals :
58% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 42 % Merlot
age of the
vines : 25
years old
Portes greffes
: 101-14,
3309, Riparia Gloire
Cultivation :
traditional
method (ploughing, clearing soil from around young vines to
ease pruning)
Harvest :
done by
hand
Vinification,
maturing and ageing
- Vinification
in stainless steel vat temperature control by thermal
pipe
- Length of vating around three weeks
- Traditional ageing of 12 months in oak barrels (40% new
oak barrels each years)
- Fining in barrel with white of the egg
Name of the
second wine :
Moulins de Citran
Bottling :
at the
château
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