Red
2021
HAUT-MÉDOC
GRAND CRU CLASSÉ EN 1855
JEAN MERLAUT ET CÉLINE VILLARS-FOUBET
Varietal blend
66% Cabernet Sauvignon
34% Merlot
Alcohol by volume
NC
Quantity produced
213 000 bottles
Size of the vineyard
75 ha
Average age of vines
25 years old
Grape varieties
50% Cabernet Sauvignon,
50% Merlot,
Soil type
Gravelly clay
Vineyard skills
Ground work
Yields in hls/ha
43 hls/ha
Vinification
NC
Maturing/ageing : 18 months
Owner's words
Dark garnet, clear and brilliant. Before stirring : bouquet of fresh rose, blackberry jelly. After stirring : gun stone, fireplace, and still floral vivid attack. Satin structure, a very nice grain. Ample and patterned volume. Saline touch. Very black cherry long finish.