Chateau Milon Cuvee Caprice, Domaines Bouyer, AOP Saint-Émilion

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Producer
Domaines Bouyer
Grape Varieties
Merlot
Optimum Drinking
Within 5 years
Wine Style
Full bodied right bank red Bordeaux
Alcohol by Volume
14%
Closure
Cork
Country
France
Style / Colour
Red

Exceptional value right-bank Bordeaux

Production

From 2 hectares of vines with an average age of 25-30 years. A portion of the vines are situated at the base of the Saint Christophe des Bardes slope on sand and iron-rich sandstone soils, the rest are situated on the gravel soils of Saint Sulpice. Planting is high-density at 6,600-9,000 vines per hectare. Part-manual and part-machine harvest. Cold maceration to enhance aromatics, followed by thermoregulated fermentation and 2 to 3 weeks post-fermentation maceration to enhance extraction. Ageing takes place in steel tanks for 12-15 months.

Tasting notes

Intense, cigar box and ripe spiced fruit on the nose, a full-bodied, Saint-Émilion. Properly structured but with plush red fruits and a touch of leather and cedar with fine grained lingering tannins that last right through to the long finish. 

Food match

Works with a range of dishes, from classic robust beef, game and lamb roasts or stews right through to well aged farmhouse Cheddar.

Merlot 100%

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