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Château Chapron
Wine overview
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- Name of wine : Château Chapron
- Vintage : 2010
- Appellation : Bordeaux Supérieur
- Colour : Red
- Style indication : Medium weight red
- Aging : Vat matured without any wood
- Alcohol : 13.8%vol
- Contents : 750ml
- When to drink : Between 2011 and 2014
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Diamonds for this wine :
The property
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- Owner(s) :
- EARL Chapron
- Location :
- Etauliers - France
- Vineyard manager :
- Anne Cogny
- Cellar manager :
- Anne Cogny
Vineyards
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- Vineyard size :
- 19 hectares
- Topology :
- Plain
- Predominant exposure :
- West
- Grape varieties :
- Merlot : 70%, Cabernet Sauvignon : 30%
- Planting density :
- 4000 vines per hectare
- Average age of wines :
- Merlot : 18 years, Cabernet Sauvignon : 18 years
- Organic :
- No
- Bio dynamic :
- No
- Picking method :
- Machine
- Pre-crush sorting :
- No
- De-stalking :
- Total
- Type of press :
- Horizontal screw
Packaging
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- Closure :
- Natural cork
Appearance
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- Clear
- Dark red
Bouquet
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- Intense
- Very fruity
- Red fruit
- Vanilla
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Adolescent
- Wood ageing
Palate
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- Very fruity
- Red fruit
- Adolescent
- Vanilla
- Medium tannin
- Medium bodied
- Wooded
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Balanced acidity
- Long finish
