Clos des Menuts 2015 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Clos des Menuts is a good - keeping wine which is round and full bodied with delicate tannins. A very deeply coloured wine. A powerful nose, very complex with notes of vanilla and toasted bread. Full on the palate, the wine has a lovely structure and has good balance between the fruit of ripe grapes and the vanilla oak tannins.
Clos des Menuts is a good - keeping wine which is round and full bodied with delicate tannins. A very deeply coloured wine. A powerful nose, very complex with notes of vanilla and toasted bread. Full on the palate, the wine has a lovely structure and has good balance between the fruit of ripe grapes and the vanilla oak tannins.
Fact Sheet | |
Grape Variety | 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc |
Alcohol % | 14% |
Style | Dry, Full Bodied |
Country | France |
Region/AOC | Haut Medoc AOC |
Vintage | 2015 |
Making Techniques | Harvest by plots of vineyard, sorting by hand. Cold macerationspre fermenting. Alcoholic fermentationsin stainless steel, thermo regulated vats followed by micro-oxygenation. Malolactic fermentations in vats. |
Cellaring/Ageing Potential | Will reach maturity in 5 to 7 years from vintage date. Chateau de Braude can be laid down for 15 years. |