Château De Hartes Bordeaux Rouge 2018 (France)

Description

• Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon
• Full bodied
• Ripe red fruits
• Soft tannins

Deep color, purple ruby. Clean nose, giving pride of place to a ripe and delicious red fruit. Full, fleshy, warm palate with melted tannins. A consistent Bordeaux, fragrant, still young.

Sourced 20 miles south-east of Bordeaux in the Entre-Deux-Mers in the commune of Targon, on a siliceous clay / calcareous clay out-crop facing south / south-west, with drained land. The fruit for this wine thrives in the oceanic climate.

The harvest from the parcels is always carried out latter because of the dominant varieties, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Verification of the phenolic ripeness (tannins/anthocyanes) allows the winemaker to harvest ripe, healthy grapes. Harvest takes place mid-September to mid-October during a single week, over 45-50h/a.

The fruit for this wine is aged in subterranean, glassed vats for 12 months.