Château Beauregard 2013
Original price was: €60.00.€55.00Current price is: €55.00.
The property was founded in 1677 by Bernard Beauregard, though it only became a full-scale wine producer in the 1800s. Beauregard is situated at the entrance to the appellation and covers an area of 17.5 hectares (43 acres), making it one of the largest Pomerol estates. Its grape composition is 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. The vines have reached an average grand old age of 35 years, while every new plantation is planted at the very high density of 9,200 vines per hectare.
YIELD: 17 hl/ha
PRODUCTION: 20,000 bottles
BLEND: 80% Merlot / 20% Cabernet Franc
ANALYSIS DATA: 13° alcohol / total acidity: 3.30 g/l / pH: 3.60
WEATHER CONDITIONS
A wet spring with a risk of vine disease that was well kept in
check thanks to our decision to convert to organic vine-growing.
Normal dry and temperate summer.
Unsettled weather at the beginning of autumn.
Late ripening helped by fine sunny days.
MANUAL HARVESTING
28 SEPTEMBER TO 9 OCTOBER 2013
With the help of very careful sorting.
VINIFICATION
Alcoholic fermentation: controlled temperature of 25° to 28°C.
Vatting time: 3 weeks.
Malo-lactic fermentation in new barrels for the best batches of
Merlot and in vat for the Cabernet Franc.
AGEING
40% of the First Wine in new barrels for 16 months.
5 different coopers.
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