La Dame de Bouard 2023

A red wine from Montagne Saint-Émilion marked by finesse and balance

The estate

Coralie de Boüard and her husband Loïc Maillet acquired the Château Clos de Boüard in 2016, located in the satellite appellation Montagne Saint-Émilion. La Dame de Boüard is the second wine of the estate.

The vineyard

Château Clos de Boüard oversees a vineyard covering an area of 30 hectares. Approximately 40 years old, the vines planted on south-facing clay-limestone slopes give birth to a great Montagne Saint-Émilion wine.

Vinification and ageing

The grapes are manually selected via sorting table and optical sorting. Pre-fermentation maceration at 8 -10 °C. Alcoholic fermentation. Maceration for 3 to 5 weeks. The ageing lasts from 10 to 14 months in barrels (15% in new barrels and 15% in barrels of one wine).

Blend

La Dame de Boüard 2023 is a blend of merlot (60%), cabernet franc (40%).