Château Boutisse 2014, AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Boutisse was bought by the Milhade family, winegrowers in the Libournais region since 1938.
An estate of 25 ha located on the unique clay and limestone plateau of Saint-Emilion, a jewel of the family vineyards.
The new generation, represented by Marc and Elodie, Xavier's children,continues to develop commercially and qualitatively the estate while respecting traditional values. The efforts made for several years permitted to place Château Boutisse among the best Saint-Emilion Grand Cru.
"We grow our vineyard according to methods, the most qualitative and respectful as possible, of our environment, the life of our soil and biodiversity. HVE3 and ISO14001 certified.”

VINEYARD
Area: 15 hectares
Terroir: Clay-limestone hill
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Viticulture: Conventional. No herbicides, respect for biodiversity, grassing rows between vines, manual leaf selection, green harvest
Harvest: By hand

WINEMAKING
Modern, thermo-regulated winery made up of small
vats to optimize the marc-must ratio and refine extraction.
Underground concrete tanks: gravity drain. Part of the grapes are vinified by hand in 500L barrels. Malolactic fermentations in
oak barrels. Ageing in barrels for 12 to 15 months.

BLEND

88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carmenère

TASTING

A dark ruby color, a nose of sweet spices, mocha, toasty, caramel. A velvety mouth with elegant tannins. Very nice length in the mouth.

Ageing potential: 10-50 years

Serve at:16-18°

Perfect pairing:lamb, beef, game, poultry character dishes

Elodie & Marc Milhade:: “Château Boutisse takes its name fromboutissethe "boutisse", a calcareous stone used for constructions. The work of this stone during the past centuries left its mark on the property,
on its buildings and in the basement of the limestone plateau that makes up its terroir.”