Gauthier 2019
Gauthier 2019
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Chateau d'Esther
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A box of trusted bottles you can open and drink without worrying you’ll be disappointed — or that you’ll miss something important. Great for slow, intimate meditation and for that happy bustle when friends drop by. Or simply when you’re in an easy, wine-first kind of mood.
Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
Chateau d'Esther will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
France
Region/Subregion:
Bordeaux/Entre-deux-Mers
Classification:
VdF
Certification:
Organic
Grape:
Petit Verdot (5%)
Cabernet Franc (10%)
Cabernet Sauvignon (29%)
Merlot (56%)
Vintage year:
2019
Color:
Medium ruby
Aroma:
Leather with some warm spices from long aging in older oak barrels followed by dark berries and cherries.
Taste:
Ripe dark fruits like Plum, dark cherry with fresh acidity and a fine tannin that subtly supports the medium structure of this wine.
Alcohol content:
14.1%
Sugar content:
-
Acidity:
-
pH-value:
-
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
-
Food pairing:
Beef, Charcuterie, Cheese - goat cheese, Cheese - mature and hard, Cheese - mild and soft, Lamb, Pork, Poultry
Ageing potential:
5 - 10 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Cheese - goat cheese
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Cheese - mild and soft
- Lamb
- Pork
- Poultry
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Clay, Sand
Terroir:
Clay and schist soils, proximity to Dordogne river, age of vines - 35 years (average), density of plantation 2 meter spacing, 1.4 m row width.
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
Steel (100%)
Storage:
New oak (30%) 18 months
Old oak (70%) 18 months
Winemaker:
Ian Hocking
Wine is fermented spontaneously by indigenous yeasts and produced with minimal intervention.