Château Caronne-Sainte Gemme - Haut-Médoc - Landot Rouge 2007

Wine:

This wine cannot be described in fine enough terms. Le Landot is a "garage wine" from Château Caronne St Gemme, a micro vinification drawing out the quintessence of the terroir from which it comes. As in every year, we have decided to set aside for you, for your year end festivities, this wine that is in a class of its own. Landot 2007 covers all the superlatives: great finesse, great length, great definition. Concentrated and elegant, the particular nature of its vinification gives it something extra: a certain pizzaz, a seductive, sensual side. Drink the wine today, and you'll be amazed by its intensity. Lay it down for another 15 years and you're in for an exceptional drinking experience.

Vinification:

Hand harvesting, total de-stalking, sorting, use of thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, fermentations between 28 and 30°C, macerations from 15 days to 3 weeks, 16 months' aging in French barrels, fining with egg whites, no filtration, bottled on the property.

Color:

Dense, dark colour

Nose:

Ripe fruit, truffly, toasty and vanilla-ish aromas.

Palate:

Concentrated and elegant on the palate, with melted tannin, and blackberry creme liquor, vanilla-ish and slightly truffly aromas.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C. Decant 30 mins before serving.

Food and wine pairing:

Entrecote steak, farm veal, cheeses.

Cellar aging:

Enjoy up to and including 2020

Dating from 1648, Le Landot is a Château Caronne Sainte Gemme single vineyard plot bordering the south of Saint-Julien. It lies on an ancient spot. "Carona" is said to come from the Gallic for "little stream", and Sainte-Gemme is derived from Saint Jaime or James as shown in maps from the 18th Century. The property was purchased in 1900 by Emile Borie, the grandfather of Jean Nony-Borie who has managed it since 1943, now assisted by his nephew François Nony, who will eventually take over.