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Patache d'Aux Cuvée Flora |
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2006-06-14 |
Château Patache d'Aux Cuvée Flora
Cru Bourgeois Supérieur
Médoc
 Jean-Michel Lapalu has for a long time grown into the habit of keeping a small quantity of the Château Patache d'Aux latest harvest for his family. This specific vat is named after his younger daughter Flora, and is today available for some of his customers and friends, specially keen on sophisticated, fully developed wines which are likely to be kept.
Concentrated and powerful, this "cuvée" keeps the character of the Patache d'Aux wines. It will take time at least four or five years for its richness and tannic structure to develop and at least, 4 to 5 years before the complexity of a classical Medoc can be totally appreciated.
Soil |
Gravel limestone on a chalk subsoil. |
Grape varieties
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60 % Cabernet Sauvignon,
40 % Merlot. |
Average quantity of plants per hectare
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10 000.
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Average age of the vines
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70 years.
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Wine making process
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Wood, cement and stainless steel vats, each with its own temperature control system. Long vatting between 3 or 4 weeks.
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Ageing |
In new oak barrels from the Allier region. |
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