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Château Guibeau
Wine overview
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- Name of wine : Château Guibeau
- Vintage : 2009
- Appellation : Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
- Colour : Red
- Style indication : Heavy red
- Aging : Barrel matured, Vat matured without any wood
- Alcohol : 14%vol
- Contents : 750ml
- When to drink : Between 2012 and 2020
- Press : Or Concours Bruxelles
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Diamonds for this wine :
The property
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Destouet-Bourlon family
- Owner(s) :
- Henri Bourlon
- Location :
- Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion - France
- Vineyard manager :
- Eric Destouet
- Cellar manager :
- Eric Destouet
- Acquired by present owner(s) :
- Since 3 generations
Vineyards
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- Vineyard size :
- 41 hectares
- Topology :
- Plateau, Gentle slopes
- Predominant exposure :
- West, South West
- Grape varieties :
- Merlot : 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon : 10%, Cabernet Franc : 10%
- Planting density :
- 5.000 - 55 vines per hectare
- Average age of wines :
- Merlot : 25 years, Cabernet Sauvignon : 30 years, Cabernet Franc : 40 years
- Organic :
- No
- Bio dynamic :
- No
- Picking method :
- Machine
- Pre-crush sorting :
- Yes
- De-stalking :
- Total
- Type of press :
- Horizontal pneumatic
Packaging
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- Closure :
- Natural cork
Appearance
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- Clear
- Medium red
Bouquet
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- Intense
- Light fruitiness
- Red fruit
- Spicy, Vanilla
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Adolescent
- Wooded
Palate
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- Light fruitiness
- Red fruit
- Adolescent
- Vanilla, Complex
- Medium tannin
- Medium bodied
- Wooded
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Elegant
- Balanced acidity
- Long finish
