Château ROQUES MAURIAC (1er Vin)
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2004
750 ml
Red
Still Wine
France, Bordeaux
Bordeaux supérieur
A.O.C.
13.5 %
4.95 EUR
0-5 g/l
77
Silver medal
"Roques Mauriac is delicious ; plum, black cherry and cocoa essences and a trace earth anchor its authenticity. Lithe and supple, there are fine tannins underneath that make it a wine to enjoy currently. An excellent value"
580 g.
300.5 mm
16 kgs
48,5 cm*31 cm*16 cm
8
5
40
650
120 * 80 * 145 cm
120 bottles
30 000 bottles
Cabernet Franc 60% Merlot 40%
Narrow spacing vines (4000 & 5000 vine-plant / hectare), on a clayey and calcareous soil – middle age : 20 years old
mechanical, in the very early morning
Cold maceration during 5-6 days (10°C) ; alcoholic fermentation at low temperatures with frequent hilling-up without oxygen, which preserve the aromas and insure a good extraction of colour and tannins.
23-24°C for Merlot, 18-20°C for Cabernets
the vatting time is between 20 and 25 days
malolactic fermentation in tanks.
Ermitage, Berthomieu, Mendocino, Magregnane
new barrels + one year old barrels
french (Allier) and American (Missouri) oak
medium
12 months
50%
2007/09/15
5 years
49 *24 mm
natural (great second choice)
Bordeaux "Grand Vin" type
3.78
egg albumen
2.97 g/l H2SO4
0.59 g/l H2SO4
80 mg / l
25 mg / l
