Description
| Region | Bordeaux Superior AOP, Bordeaux, Fra. | |
| Cask | Aging for 12 months in barrels with 30% new barrels. | |
| Guard | It can be drunk now or stored for 5 to 7 years. | |
| Operating temperature | Serve from 14 to 16º C. |
CHATEAU VAL DE ROC
Clay-calcareous soil, vineyard with north/south orientation. Vineyards with an average age of 30 years, in conversion to organic cultivation.
Harvest from October 9 to 12, 2016.
Maceration for 30 days.
HISTORY
Val de Roc is the personal project of Laurent Vallet, head of culture (vinegrower) of the famous Chateau Ausone de St Emilion ( Premier Grand Cru Classé in the Saint-Emilion Classification)
TERROIR AND WINEMAKING
The five-hectare sloping vineyard is located northwest of the famous village of Saint Emilion on the Right Bank of Bordeaux and is planted primarily with Merlot. Vallet combines the understanding of a native of Bordeaux’s Right Bank with the deep experience of his work with Chateau Ausone, one of the best wineries in the world.
In a vintage valued at 97PTS for Pomerol. Almost perfect and considered one of the best in the 21st century for all of Bordeaux.
