Gentleman Vigneron – Bordeaux Clairet
APPELLATION
Bordeaux Clairet
FORMAT
75cl
VARIETY
100% Merlot
VINEYARD
Vertical trellising, natural grassing, supervised protection, mixed G pruning
HARVEST
Mechanical, selection at the winery
WINE MAKING
48h maceration at 5-6°C for extraction, vat bleeding, fermentation with the juice only, complete malolactic fermentation in steel vats
AGEING
Aged in stainless steel vats for 2-3 months, fined with gelatine and lightly filtered prior to bottling
CONSERVATION
To be kept in a fresh place, away from sunlight
Served at room temperature: 17-18°C
AGEING POTENTIAL
2-3 years in bottle
AWARD
Concours des Feminalise, Gold medal , 2012 vintage
Concours des Feminalise, Gold medal, 2011 vintage
In the twelfth century, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine turned our region into an English province. The Bordeaux wine was then sent to England after only a few months of fermentation to face the developing demand. This resulted in a lack of structure and a very clear colour. The latter was even taken as a reference by our British friends to call this wine “claret”. The term is still used today across the Channel to talk about a fine Bordeaux wine.
Today, Bordeaux reinvents this “claret” making it pleasant, fresh and fruity. Halfway between rosé and red wine, our Bordeaux Clairet is soft and round on the palate with an aromatic intensity making it the perfect chilled wine for barbecues or aperitifs!
FOOD MATCHING
Light food, cooked pork meat, cold starters, vegetable salad, winter cheese food
