“Tempête” comes from a single parcel of 2 hectares located on a plateau. The 45 years old vines are based on a limestone mother rock with blue marl topsoils.
Lestignac "Tempête" VDF
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Specifications
| Winery | Château Lestignac |
|---|---|
| Supplier | Bobo Selections |
| Varieties | 80% Merlot / 20% Cabernet |
| Farming Practices | certified organic / practicing biodynamic |
| Soils | limestone with blue marl topsoils |
| Hectares/Acres | 2 ha. / 40HL/ha |
| Harvest Technique | by hand |
| Year Vines Were Planted | 1970s |
| Yeast | ambient |
| Fermentation | crushed to tank / brief maceration / racked after one year |
|---|---|
| Malolactic | yes |
| Maturation | 1 year in concrete tank / 20% is moved to neutral barrels while the wine ages another year |
| Sulfur | no sulfur added |
| Filter | no |
| Fining | no |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
| Item No | FR012 |
| Size | 750 |
| Bottle Case | 12 |
| Country | France |
| Region | South West |
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