CHÂTEAU LAMARTINE

Appellation : CAHORS

Category : AOC

Vintage : Château Lamartine

Bottling : At the Château by Alain Gayraud.

Bottle : Traditional bottle.

Grape varieties : Côt : 90%, Merlot : 10%.

Origin :  20 to 35 year old vines.

Production : 50 Hl/Ha

Vinification : Traditional, in stainless steel vats with the temperature regulated between 30° and 32° to aid fermentation.

Maturing : In concrete vats until the following spring. 15% of the wine is put into barrels and 10% into casks for a year.
Bottled the following spring, 18 months after the harvest.

Tasting : Bright red colour, rich in alcohol, light, woody flavour with liquorice and crushed, red fruits. Powerful but smooth in the mouth, it has a pleasant bite and an agreeable astringency.
Promising for lengthy keeping.
To be drunk with strong red meats.

CUVÉE PARTICULIÈRE

Appellation : CAHORS

Category : AOC

Vintage : Traditional. Cuvée Particulière.

Bottled : At the Château by Alain Gayraud.

Bottle : Heavy.

Grape varieties : Côt : 80%, Tannat : 20%.

Origin :  30 to 50 year old vines.

Production : Low, 40 Hl/Ha

Vinification : Traditional, in stainless steel vats with the temperature regulated at 30° for 21 to 25 days.

Maturing : In concrete vats until the following spring. New oak barrels for 12 to 14 months. Bottled in June and sold from September.

Critic(Hachette) :
"The vines benefit from a micro-climate ideal for good maturing".
"A wine to know" writes one enthusiastic taster.
"Everything is concentrated : the colour, the complex aromas which mix vanilla, chocolate, the truffle and ripe fruit and the taste heightened by the spiciness of the wood barrels".
Powerful and lenghty in the mouth, the Cuvée Particulière is a wine with a great future.