A very rich wine, showcasing the freshness brought by Malbec to the Merlot, which both thrive
in clay soils on an asteriated limestone plateau.
in clay soils on an asteriated limestone plateau.
Presentation
Presentation
Tout! It’s Bordeaux through and through! All its diversity, elegance, richness... It deserves its reputation as one of the world’s most outstanding terroirs! Tout reveals the natural expression of selected terroirs, low yields, gentle fermentation, long, careful ageing, delicious flavours and good balance...
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Location
Geographical origin: Anglade.
Terroir
The plots lie on a fossil-rich, asteriated limestone bedrock, very close to the surface, that prevents root development.
This subsoil, also found in the Saint Émilion vineyards, leads to significant early water stress, producing small, highly concentrated grapes.
This subsoil, also found in the Saint Émilion vineyards, leads to significant early water stress, producing small, highly concentrated grapes.
In the vineyard
Sustainable pruning, bud pruning, leaf thinning, green harvesting. The high leaf canopy
rapidly consumes the soil’s water reserves by evapotranspiration and ensures an adequate leafto-fruit ratio, propitious to good concentration and extraction.
The grapes are picked early in the morning at optimum ripeness (slightly overripe), to reserve
their intrinsic fruitiness and full aromatic expression.
rapidly consumes the soil’s water reserves by evapotranspiration and ensures an adequate leafto-fruit ratio, propitious to good concentration and extraction.
The grapes are picked early in the morning at optimum ripeness (slightly overripe), to reserve
their intrinsic fruitiness and full aromatic expression.
Winemaking
The grapes from each plot were fermented separately (1 vat = 1 plot) with 72-hour cold prefermentation maceration (10°C), vatting at 26°C for 28 days with daily pumping over, “quick” malolactic fermentation.
Ageing
The wines were put into barrels previously used for 2/3 vintages earlier than usual, in November, and aged for 18 months.
Varietals
Merlot : 85%
Malbec : 15%
Malbec : 15%
Specifications
Production volume : 20000
Yield : 35 hL/ha
Aging in barrels : 18 month
Contains sulphites. Does not contain egg or egg products. Does not contain milk or milk-based products.
Advice
Serving
To serve at 16°C. Best decanted before serving
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years, 10 to 15 years
Tasting
A concentrated and generous wine with great finesse.
Visual appearance
Garnet-red colour with brilliant purple highlights.
At nose
Straightforward, elegant nose with oaky aromas, accompanied by notes of vanilla, toast, and cocoa. Fruity hints come to the fore including blackcurrant and other red berries.
On the palate
Starts out round on the palate with good grip and plenty of volume. Powerful, concentrated, well-structured mid-palate with overripe tannins and a bouquet featuring Virginia tobacco and eucalyptus, culminating in a very long aftertaste. All in all, a rich, generous wine.
Food pairings
Entrecôte steak, duck breast, steak tartare and beef carpaccio, lamprey in Bordeaux wine sauce, and cep mushrooms panfried with parsley or in bordelaise sauce, chocolate desserts, soft chocolate cake.
Classic food and wine pairings
International cuisine, Desserts, Game, French cuisine, White meat, Red meat, Poultry
Recipes
Axoa de veau
Cuissot de chevreuil au four
Lamproie à la bordelaise
Recette de poêlée de cèpes du Sud-Oues
Mi-cuit au chocolat
L'incontournable bûche au chocolat
