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Château Catheyre
Wine overview
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- Name of wine : Château Catheyre
- Vintage : 2009
- Colour : Red
- Style indication : Medium weight red
- Aging : Vat matured without any wood
- Alcohol : 13.6%vol
- Contents : 750ml
- When to drink : Between 2010 and 2015
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Diamonds for this wine :
The property
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- Owner(s) :
- Philippe Micheau
- Location :
- Vérac - France
- Vineyard manager :
- Anne Cogny
- Acquired by present owner(s) :
- 1973
Vineyards
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- Vineyard size :
- 7 hectares
- Topology :
- Plateau
- Predominant exposure :
- South
- Grape varieties :
- Merlot : 100%
- Planting density :
- 4.500 vines per hectare
- Average age of wines :
- Merlot : 20 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
- Medium red
Bouquet
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- Mid intensity
- Light fruitiness
- Red fruit
- Fungal
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Adolescent
- Unwooded
Palate
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- Light fruitiness
- Red fruit
- Adolescent
- Fungal
- Medium tannin
- Medium bodied
- Strong varietal character of Merlot
- Balanced acidity
- Long finish
