SCA AGRICOLE CHATEAU LA GORCE Château La Gorce Red 2019 Médoc
Description
Viticulture
The soil of the estate is rich in organic matter, thanks in part to sparing tillage. It is composed of cold clay and limestone, which allows our berries to benefit from the hydration necessary for optimal ripening. The location of the property, swept by the winds brought by the estuary and the ocean, also maintains coolness during the sometimes hot summers in Gironde.
Vinification
The grapes are picked fairly late, de-stalked, sorted, lightly crushed and the fermentation in stainless steel is carried out with total temperature control. They remain in vats for 20 to 30 days. The wine is then put into oak casks in an old semi-underground cellar where is matured for 12 months before being bottled.
Wine aging
Even though it is ready to drink, this wine has a great capacity for ageing.
Tasting notes
Very nice deep colour with burgundy highlights. First note of ripe red and black fruits, beautiful intensity. Agitation reveals dominant notes of strawberry and cherry, intermingled with more spicy notes. Beautiful complexity reinforced by a very nice toasted oak that delicately underlines the fruit. The attack in the mouth is fresh and greedy. The mid-palate fills out progressively with a silky tannic structure. Good length with aromas of red fruit.