Château Belgrave 2022 EN


Red
2022

HAUT-MÉDOC
GRAND CRU CLASSÉ EN 1855
GFV DU CHATEAU BELGRAVE

Varietal blend
57% Cabernet Sauvignon,
39% Merlot,
4% Petit Verdot

Alcohol by volume
13,5°

Quantity produced
200 000 bottles

Size of the vineyard
56 ha

Average age of vines
20 years

Grape varieties
49,5% Merlot,
48,5% Cabernet Sauvignon,
2% Petit Verdot

Soil type
2 high gravelly hilltops on clay subsoils; gravelly-sandy soils and clay outcrops.

Vineyard skills 
Terra Vitis ®. HVE 3. Eco-grazing, beehives. Organic products and bio-control preferred. No CMR. Reasoned weeding, temporary sowing according to the vigour of the plot.

Yields in hls/ha

Vinification
Cold pre-fermentation maceration. Vatting for approximately 30 days. Partial malolactic fermentation in barrels. Reassembly.
Maturing/ageing : 12 months, in barrels, 25% of which are new. 6 lots in amphorae.

Tasting commentary 
Deep and concentrated in apparance, tinged with purple. Complex on the nose, fresh and ripe, expressing liquorice, spice and mint notes intermigling in perfect harmony. Initially smooth on the palate, building concentration, unctuous structure and underpinned by silky tannins. The wine culminates in a long, very lingering, fresh, well-balanced finish.