La Dame de Bouard 2020

A refined and aromatic second red wine from Montagne Saint-Emilion

The property

Coralie de Bouard and her husband Loic Maillet acquired in 2016 Chateau Clos de Bouard located in the satellite appellation Montagne Saint-Emilion.

The vineyard

The Chateau Clos de Boüard vineyard, around 40 years old, covers an area of ​​30 hectares, planted on clay-limestone slopes facing south.

Vinification

The grapes were selected manually via sorting table and optical sorting, followed by pre-fermentation maceration at 8 -10 ° C and alcoholic fermentation. Maceration lasted 3 to 5 weeks. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrels. The vinification was carried out entirely on a plot-by-plot basis, along with manual punch-downs. Aging lasted 10 to 14 months in barrels (15% new barrels and 15% second-fill barrels).

The blend

The La Dame de Boüard 2020 was made from a blend of Merlot (66%), Cabernet Franc (25%), Cabernet Sauvignon (9%).