Lacoste Borie

Date of harvest

2nd to 14th of October 2008

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Blend

69% Cabernet Sauvignon - 31% Merlot

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Tasting notes

This vintage 2008, with a beautiful ruby red color, has some very intense red berries aromas and spicy notes. It presents the very characteristic cassis nose. In the mouth, we have a great aromatic attack, very fruity with ripe and silky tannins. This is a round, elegant and very "gourmand” wine which needs one or two years of patience to express all its charms.

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Total vineyard surface

90 hectares around the Château

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Vineyard surface under production

55 hectares in one block around the Château

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Average age of the vines

38 years old

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Soil - Terroir

Very deep coarse gravel

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Vineyard grape varieties

75% Cabernet Sauvignon - 20% Merlot - 5% Cabernet Franc

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Density of planting

10 000 pieds/hectare

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Rootstock

Riparia gloire & 101.14

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Growing of the vines

Mechanical ploughing of the Soil Viticulture practices: Spraying kept to the absolute effective minimum.

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Harvest

Exclusively hand picked

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Grape sorting

Two successive selections before and after de-stemming process

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Vinification

A long period of maceration (about 3 weeks)

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Ageing

In French oak barrels (30% new barrels each vintage) for between 14 to 16 months depending on the vintage.

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Owner

M. François-Xavier BORIE

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Cellar Master

M. Philippe GOUZE

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Vineyard Manager

M. Marc DUVOCELLE

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Consultant oenologist

MM Jacques & Eric BOISSENOT

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Public relation

Miss Emeline BORIE

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