CLOS ST-MARTIN 2001 Half-bottle
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TASTING NOTES
"Ripe, dark fruit with a touch of classy vanilla oak. A sweet ripeness on the palate, intense with a firm structure. Serious wine with ageing potential. Drink 2007-16." - Decanter Magazine
PRODUCER NOTES
Clos St. Martin with its 1.33-hectare vineyard is the smallest classified Bordeaux wine in St. Emilion.
This property is located near the St. Martin Church, which is where the name comes from, The Bordeaux wine vineyard is planted to 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon in a mix of clay and limestone soils on the limestone plateau.
Consulted by Michel Rolland, the wine undergoes an eight-day pre-fermentation, cold maceration at 8° C. The must is fermented in 100% new oak barrels with a 48-day maceration period. The wine is aged in 100% new oak barrels from eight different coopers for close to 20 months.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
- PRODUCT CODE
- 01A01CSM
- WINE TYPE
- Red
- BOTTLE SIZE
- Half-bottle
- VINTAGE
- 2001
- ORGANIC
- No
- GRAPE VARIETIES
- Merlot
- PRODUCER
- Clos St-Martin
- COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
- France
- REGION
- Bordeaux
- DISTRICT
- St Emilion
PRICING AND STOCK
£28.95
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