Why this vintage
- The 2014 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionThe Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.
- Limited production50 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2014 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 89/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Blend of the 2014 vintage
- 90 % Merlot
- 10 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2014 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 90 % merlot, 10 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2014 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 43 hl/haYield
- 30 yrsVine age
- 50,000 bottlesProduction
Label
Winemaking
Hand harvest in small crates: Merlot from 30th September to 8th October, Cabernet Franc from 10th to 11th October. 2 sortings, destemming, crushing. 4 pump-overs per day during alcoholic fermentation. Concrete vats coated with epoxy resin, temperature-controlled. Fermentation temperature: 28°. Vatting period: Merlot 25 days, Cabernet Franc 19 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. Pneumatic press.
Ageing
100% in French oak barrels with 40% new oak, for 16 months.
Terroir
Clay and clay-sand over an iron-rich clay subsoil.
An offer on Château Corbin 2014
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Texts and documents 2014
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Visuals
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