Why this vintage
- The 2014 vintage in PomerolThe Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth.
- Ageing potential20 years
The 2014 vintage in Pomerol
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 Pomerol. 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.
Tasting
(tasted in November 2016)
Appearance: Dense ruby with purple reflections.
Nose: Powerful and elegant with the notes of blackcurrant, plums and dark chocolate.
Palate: Voluptuous and flavourful on the ripe red fruits, spices and subtle toasted and menthol aromas. Beautiful freshness on the finish featuring racy tannins and silky texture.
The vintage
2014 revealed itself as a vintage full of challenges. If disease pressure was as intense as in the previous year due to heavy rainfall in early spring, almost daily wind throughout June allowed the vegetation to dry. Flowering, the crucial moment in our work, has been globally homogeneous allowing us to anticipate an interesting crop yield potential. Summer was more chaotic, but a perfect sunny weather arrived on 26th August and lasted until the end of harvests. The temperature range from cold mornings (7°C) to hot afternoons (26°C) helped refining tannins and maturing seeds. This Indian summer increased concentration and homogeneity of grapes, letting this vintage "win its spurs". Thanks to the excellent vineyard's health conditions, first grapes were picked on 2nd October and harvests completed by the 14th.
Blend of the 2014 vintage
- 85 % Merlot
- 15 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2014 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 85 % merlot, 15 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2014 sheet
- 40 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Each parcel is vinified separately: 40% of grapes are fermented in barrels and 60% in oak vats.
Ageing
Aged for 18 months in oak barrels (33% new). The wine is fined traditionally, using fresh egg white.
Terroir
Gravelly soils mixed with clay. This soil composition, combined with an exceptional exposure, confers all the typicity, elegance and finesse to Château Rouget wines.
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