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Climatic conditions
2010 was a dry but relatively cool year, with no summer heatwave.
A generally cold winter gave way to a dry and cool spring that ended with some rainfall in mid-June.
Temperatures started rising on 21 June and the summer weather continued throughout a particularly sunny July.
The fine conditions of late July were followed by a cloudier, slightly cooler and very dry August. Summer weather returned on 21 August with high temperatures (reaching 38° C on the 25th and 26th) and cool nights, getting the ripening process off to a good start. A welcome spell of rain between 6 and 8 September helped the grapes to mature. Acidity levels fell and phenolic maturation was slow but the crop remained in excellent condition. The fine weather returned, still accompanied by cool nights, encouraging the quality and synthesis of anthocyans and flavour until the harvest.
After showers on 26 September, picking started on 28 September in very good conditions. Naturally concentrated, the grapes were small and their juice, rich and highly coloured, displayed good acidity.
These factors – dry conditions without drought, an exceptional amount of sunshine, cool nights and rainfall that arrived at just the right time – give the 2010 vintage a remarkable identity. A splendid sequel to 2009, the first bottling of this second wine.
Tasting Notes
The wine is a deep garnet red with crimson highlights.
The radiant nose releases a rich and complex bouquet in which aromas of black fruit preserved in spirits combine with chocolate notes and the scent of dried flowers.
The succulent and smooth attack leads into a mid-palate which unfolds a lovely texture underpinned by concentrated, silky and deep tannins. The wine is well-structured overall, with fullness and heft on the palate, delivering spice and liquorice flavours on the finish.
Varietal mix 2010 Vintage
38% | Cabernet Sauvignon |
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37% | Merlot |
21% | Cabernet Franc |
3% | Petit Verdot |
1% | Carmenère |