Wine
Château Saint-Hilaire
Appellation
Médoc
Official Vintage Selection
2008/2009/2010/2011/2012/2013/2014/2015/2016/2017
Terroir
Deep gravel
Surface area
30 ha
Planting density
5 000 / 5 500 pieds/ha
Yield
55 hl/ha
Grape variety
50 % cabernet sauvignon, 5 % cabernet franc, 45 % merlot
Age of the vines
20 years
Winemaking
Stainless steel vats, fermentation on skins : 3 weeks
Ageing
12 months barrel ageing un Frensh oak, one third renewed every year
Harvests
Mechanical
Production
100 000 bottles
Sales and marketing
France, Nederlands, China
Languages spoken
Dutch
Tasting Notes
14,75/20 - Decanter
Good crushed berry fruit, oak, toast, coffee bean and spice bouquet. Palace is a tad drying on the finish, there is fruit there. Good structure though – a keeper !
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