{"product_id":"ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux","title":"Ch. Alcee 2015 Castillon - Cotes de Bordeaux","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productdescription\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003eIn July 2011, Nicolas Thienpont bought three hectares in the Côtes de Castillon area. This new wine admirably reflects the finesse, class and minerality of these soils.Old vines 50+ years. Very dark crimson. Smells of little ripe wild berries. Hint of Cab Franc's more linear character even though it is only 5%. Good combo of dry minerality and sweet fruit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVINIFICATION AND AGEING\u003cbr\u003eVatting: 24 to 28 days\u003cbr\u003eAgeing time: 16 to 18 months\u003cbr\u003eBarrels: 50% new wood, 50% one-year-old wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECIFIC METHOD\u003cbr\u003eThe whole berries are placed in the vats (no pressing). The vats are temperature\u003cbr\u003econtrolled. Extraction by pumping over during the first fermentation. Malolactic\u003cbr\u003efermentation in barrels and in vats. Aging on fine lees to bring down the alcohol\u003cbr\u003econtent: first racking after 6-10 months (before the summer) and the second a year\u003cbr\u003elater before bottling. Fining and filtering are done only if necessary.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productattributes\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col icon\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewine.com\/shop\/products\/wine\/red-wine\/ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux.html#\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-toggle=\"popover\" title=\"Country\" data-content=\"The Country of origin.\" data-placement=\"top\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"las la-globe\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col icon\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewine.com\/shop\/products\/wine\/red-wine\/ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux.html#\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-toggle=\"popover\" title=\"Alcohol ABV\" data-content=\"Alcohol by volume percentage.\" data-placement=\"top\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"las la-percentage\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\"\u003eABV\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14.5%\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col icon\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewine.com\/shop\/products\/wine\/red-wine\/ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux.html#\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-toggle=\"popover\" title=\"Region\" data-content=\"The Region of origin.\" data-placement=\"top\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"las la-map-marker\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col region\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBordeaux\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col icon\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewine.com\/shop\/products\/wine\/red-wine\/ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux.html#\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-toggle=\"popover\" title=\"Grape Varieties\" data-content=\"Variety is used to refer to different types of grapes.\" data-placement=\"top\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"lab la-canadian-maple-leaf\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95% Merlot 5% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewine.com\/shop\/products\/wine\/red-wine\/ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux.html#\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-toggle=\"popover\" title=\"Vivino Rating\" data-content=\"Vivino uses a 5-star rating system in which users can rate wines 1 through 5 stars.\" data-placement=\"top\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"lar la-star\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col icon\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridgewine.com\/shop\/products\/wine\/red-wine\/ch-alcee-2015-castillon-cotes-de-bordeaux.html#\" data-trigger=\"hover\" data-toggle=\"popover\" title=\"Drinking Window\" data-content=\"Recommended drink dates. 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