2010 Chateau Rouget

France / Bordeaux / Pomerol Rouge
 
2010 Château Rouget has a beautiful garnet colour. An open and elegant nose. This elegance is confirmed on the palate.  The wine has a great body and refined tannins, with a long lingering after taste. A superb expression of a grand Pomerol, combining concentration and silky tannins!

The silky touch of Merlot combines perfectly with the minerality of the Cabernet Franc. The wines are blended early in the ageing process and find in this vintage the perfect balance between ripeness and freshness.
Ageing Potential: You will start enjoying it in the next 5-7 years, but beautifully evolve during the next 15-20 years.
 
Blend:
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.
 
Ratings vintage 2010:
Le Guide Hachette des Vins: 2 Stars + Coup de Coeur.
 
Gravelous soils mixed with clay. This soil composition, combined with an exceptional exposure, confers all the typicity, elegance and finesse to Château Rouget wines. Vineyards are sustainably farmed, using practices such as cover crops and ploughing.

Each parcel is vinified separately, 40% of grapes are fermented in barrels and 60% oak vats, then aged for 18 months in oak barrels (33% new). The wine is fined traditionally, using fresh egg white.
 
The estate is considered as being one of the first official Pomerol Crus. Indeed, it originally appeared in the archives and land register of 1700, corresponding to the construction of the estate's grand château by the Bayonne family. At the close of the 19th Century, Château Rouget was rated among the top five Pomerol estates in a classification of the appellation's wines. In 1992, the estate was purchased by the Labruyère family, who today manage the estate in consultation with renowned winemaker, Michel Rolland.