Clos De La Cure Magnum

Region: Bordeaux, France
Vintage:: 2019
Producer:: Domaines Bouyer
Grapes:: Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Wine Description:

A very classy St Emilion Grand Cru. Juicy red and black fruits with some drier cedary streaks on the palate. A classy, complex wine with fantastic structure and long-lingering finish. Merlot 75% , Cabernet Franc 25%

Harvest: Manual and mechanical
Age of the vineyard: Probably in the Middle Ages
Location: Part of the vineyard is located at the foot of the Saint Christophe des Bardes slope, the other on the gravel of Saint Sulpice
Surface area: 8.5 hectares on ancient sands, alios and iron dross, another part on gravel
Grape varieties: 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc.
Density: 6600-9000 vines per hectare
Yields: 35-40 hl per hectare
Culture: Simple Guyot pruning, disbudding, leaf thinning and green harvesting.
Vinification: Cold pre-fermentation maceration, punching down and thermo-regulated vatting for 3 to 4 weeks.
Aging: 12-15 months in barrels (30% new).
Storage: 10-15 years.

Producer Description

Domaines Bouyer was a group of two top Bordeaux estates that by 2008 covered 18 hectares in Saint-Emilion. The Saint-Emilion properties Château Milon Grand Cru and Clos de la Cure Grand Cru have been in the Bouyer family for over seven generations, before being joined in 2010 by the 56 acre (0.56 hectare) Clos 56 in Pomerol. In the capable hands of Alexia and Pierre Bouyer, the domaine takes an ecological approach to the running of the estates aiming to bring out the best of their terroir marked by the fullness of ripe Merlot with intense red fruit aromas underpinned by delicate tannins.