Chateau Côtes De Chambeau Montagne Saint-Emilion
Country
France
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Bordeaux, Bordeaux - St. Emilion
Grape Variety
Merlot
vintage
Current vintage
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
High
High
High
Tannin
High
High
High
Current vintage
Product Description
Brilliant garnet colour. Powerful, slightly spicy nose of wild fruits. Few vanilla and toasted notes can even be detected in some vintages. Initially clean, powerful palate of ripe fruit. A great deal of weight. A full bodied, structured finish showing very good balanced and fine tannins.
Profile
Grape Blended
90 % Merlot / 10 % Cabernet Franc
Palate
A full bodied, structured finish showing very good balanced and fine tannins.
Colour
Brilliant garnet colour.
Aroma
Powerful, slightly spicy nose of wild fruits. Few vanilla and toasted
Palate
A full bodied, structured finish showing very good balanced and fine tannins.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Cured Meat
:Pasta
Product details
OVERVIEW
Château Côtes de Chambeau has been a family-run property for three generations. It is located to the North of the Montagne appellation, close to the Lussac border. The vineyard was taken over by Alain and Christophe Baudet, who inherited it from their father, around 2000s.
VINEYARD
Soil : Chalky-clay / Surface : 8 hectares
Average age of the vineyard : 20 years
Location : The vineyard is located to the North of the Montagne-SaintEmilion appellation and in the commune of Lussac-Saint-Emilion.
Grape varieties : 90 % Merlot / 10 % Cabernet Franc
VINIFICATION
Classical vinification in thermo-regulated concrete and stainless steel vats after a period of pre-fermentation maceration. Possibility of microoxygenation. Maceration for 20 to 25 days. Punching on the cap for Cabernet Franc grapes. Vertical pressing.
WINE TASTING
Brilliant garnet colour. Powerful, slightly spicy nose of wild fruits. Few vanilla and toasted notes can even be detected in some vintages. Initially clean, powerful palate of ripe fruit. A great deal of weight. A full bodied, structured finish showing very good balanced and fine tannins.
AWARDS
> 2011 vintage : Gold medal Bordeaux 2012 / Hachette Guide 2015
> 2014 vintage : Silver medal Bordeaux 2015
