The 2019 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 95/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot end of summer on rehydrated soils gave a rare balance between freshness and substance.
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.
The vintage
The harvest began under bright sunshine on 23 September with the youngest vines, with ripe, perfectly healthy grapes. Excellent conditions followed, allowing the estate to pick according to its priorities until 7 October.
In the cellar, the work on the tanks is subtle, with relatively long passive macerations, supervised by numerous tastings.
The 2019 vintage now shows a silky texture supported by lovely freshness and a long, harmonious finish. Without a doubt, the 2019 is among the finest successes of recent years.
Blend of the 2019 vintage
- 85 % Merlot
- 15 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2019 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 80 % merlot, 18 % cabernet franc, 2 % cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2019 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 40 yrsVine age
Label
Winemaking
Hand harvest, from 23 September to 7 October, with berry sorting after destemming. Wooden or concrete vats.
Ageing
12 months in French oak barrels, 40% new, very light fining.
Terroir
Silica on a bed of blue clay.
An offer on Château Grand Corbin 2019
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Texts and documents 2019
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Visuals
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