Saint-Émilion · vintage 2010
The 2010 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The dry summer and cool nights gave dense, tannic wines of extraordinary ageing potential — the exact opposite of 2009.
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 2010 vintage
- 70 % Merlot
- 30 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2010 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 63 % merlot, 23 % cabernet franc, 11 % cabernet sauvignon, 3 % malbec — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2010 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 20 hl/haYield
- 35 yrsVine age
- 120,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Grapes held in a cold room. Gravity transfer of the harvest. 60 hl thermoregulated wooden vats, truncated stainless steel tanks, double wall, 60 hl
Ageing
90% new barrels, 10% one-year-old barrels.
Terroir
Located on this unique limestone plateau where all the great growths of Saint-Émilion reveal themselves, Soutard extends over 27 hectares in a single block, 22 hectares of which are under vine. The château, flanked by two farm buildings, is unusual for the region because of its size. Built in 1762, it stands at the centre of the vineyard, facing north-south, and is the true heart of the estate, overlooking the neighbouring valley.
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Texts and documents 2010
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Visuals
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