“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 |
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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 |
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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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