* Chateau La Communion *
THE NEW WINERY
LOCATED 10 MINUTES FAR FROM CHATEAU MOULIN HAUT-LAROQUE, THE PLOT OF 9,23 HA WITH JUST ONE TENANT ESTATE IS TO PRODUCE FINE QUALITY BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR WINES.
VINTAGE 2019
WINE ENTHUSIAST: 90 POINTS
JAMES SUCKLING: 88 POINTS
VINTAGE 2020
To be tasted at the end of 2022
VINE-GROWING DATA
SURFACE AREA IN PRODUCTION : 24,00 ACRES (9,23 HA)
SOIL : SAND & LIMESTONE
DENSITY OF PLANTATION : 5500 – 6700 VINES/HA
AVERAGE AGE OF VINES : 41 YEARS OLD (in 2019)
GRAPE VARIETY : 100% MERLOT
TREATMENT OF HARVEST : MECHANICAL WITH ONBOARD SORTING PROCESS, DUAL SORTING IN THE CELLAR (CUBE V.2 + VIBRATING TABLE)
VINIFICATION TECHNIQUES
TYPE OF VATS : TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED – STAINLESS STEEL
TYPE OF GRAPE-PRESS : PNEUMATIC
TYPE OF PUMPS : PERISTALTIC ONLY
FERMENTATION : VATS & OAK BARRELS
AGEING : BARRELS FOR 12 MONTHS
% ALC. VOL. : 14,0 to 15,0
CONSULTANT – ONEOLOGIST: LABORATOIRES ROLLAND | CHRISTIAN VEYRY
CONDITIONING
PRODUCTION : 3.000 – 4.000 CASES
TYPE OF BOTTLING : UNDER NITROGEN ATMOSPHERE, VACUUM FILING & CORKING
TYPE OF BOTTLES : OI PREFERENCE
TYPE OF CORKS : NATURAL – HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION
LOT NUMBER : LASER ENGRAVED ON NECK BOTTLE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENT
CERTIFICATION : HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE LEVEL 3/3 (HVE3)
