Château Alcée, Côtes de Castillon (37.5 cl) - 2023

Provenance: Bordeaux
Appellation: Côtes de Castillon
Domain: Alcée
Grape variety(ies): 90% merlot, 10% cabernet franc
On-call time: 10 years
Note: 92/100

The vines are planted on red clay on the Saint-Philippe plateau. The wine is fruity with a crisp, well-extracted tannin.

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Technique

Viticulture

The vines are located at the top of a limestone plateau, with the rock outcropping beneath the red clay. Controlled grassing and tillage. Sustainable viticulture. Continuous vineyard renewal programme: uprooting, replanting, massal selection planting at higher density. Numerous manual operations: de-budding, leaf thinning, thinning out. Surface area: 6.36 ha (5 ha in production).

Oenology

Whole berry fermentation in concrete vats, punching down and pumping over. Aged for 16-18 months in 225 L and 500 L barrels, half of which are renewed.