Lynsolence 2016

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Saint-Emilion Grand Cru from the estate

(91 - 93)/100 Parker

When to drink this wine? Drink now until 2038.

Tasted by Neal Martin in 2017: "Denis Barraud has made a very impressive 2016 Lynsolence. It has a crisp, well-defined bouquet with scents of blackberry and wild bocage, a little muted at first but a few swirls are enough. The palate is quite powerful, with chewy tannins on entry, fine, well-balanced acidity and a harmonious finish with a cheeky hint of orange peel. More refined than I've noticed from previous vintages, while still retaining its intensity, this wine comes highly recommended." 

THE ESTATE TELLS YOU ABOUT IT

• Appellation : Saint-émilion grand cru
• Grape Variety: 100% Merlot
• Terroir: 2.5 ha in the commune of St Sulpice de Faleyrens in a place called "Le Bert". Very gravelly sand, very deep gravel, cool subsoil made up of iron dross.
• Vines: Average age 45 to 50 years, density 5,600 vines/ha, not very productive rootstock. Grassed and drained vines.
• Viticulture: Leaf removal and green harvesting in June and August, manual removal of internodes, organic amendments only, manual harvesting with rigorous sorting on a table.
• Average yield: 19-25 hl/ha
• Vinification: Fermentation in temperature-controlled wooden vats and 400-litre barrels, cold pre-fermentation maceration (6°C) for 8-10 days, délestages and pigeages, long vatting period of over 30 days. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels. Aged on lees.
• Aged in 100% new barrels (Tronçais forest) for 18 months or more.

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