Lalande de Pomerol, L'Etoile, François Thienpont - 2016

Provenance: Bordeaux
Appellation: Lalande Pomerol
Domain: François Thienpont
Grape variety(ies): 80% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 5% cabernet sauvignon
On-call time: 10 years
Alcohol degree: 14%

This is one of François Thienpont's new flagship wines! This wine is indeed the result of a collaboration with Guillaume Thienpont (Vieux Château Certan). Together, they selected this plot of land in l'Étoile and accompany the process from the vine to the bottle. The first nose is discreet but pure, on spices, tawny, racy, with a discreet and precise breeding. The Thienpont family's own style, with straightforwardness and purity. This is the exact opposite of a jammy Merlot!

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Technique

Viticulture

Selection of plots of land located in the heart of the Lalande de Pomerol appellation. Surface area: 5 ha. Soil : gravel, sand and clay. Natural drainage by the slope. Average age: 30 years. Double Guyot pruning. Plantation density: 5500 vines/ha. Reasoned protection, treatments positioned and dosed according to the pressure of diseases and the vegetative stage.

Oenology

Manual harvesting. Sorting table and complete destemming. Vinification by plot, in concrete and stainless steel tanks, extraction by fractional pumping over. Moderate vatting time of 3 weeks. Fermentation temperature: 28-30°. Separate maturation of the presses. Malolactic fermentation in vats. Aged for 18 months in barrels.