THE WINE

The Château de Laborde dates back to 1700 and is located in Burgundy, one of the most renowned regions in France for its red wines of the highest quality. Here we are in a relatively young reality; in fact, the current owner Hervé bought this castle with his wife in 1998 and has worked hard to restore it to its former glory and produce noteworthy wines.

This Pinot Noir civéè H is part of the line that the winery calls “bold wines”; it is the company’s best seller and is a wine that is very reminiscent of the classic wines of the past, produced with 100% Pinot Noir grapes grown in owned vineyards that are over 45 years old and are located in the municipality of Santenay, one of the most prestigious areas in the Burgundy region.

THE WINEMAKING

The harvest is strictly manual; once in the cellar, the grapes are destemmed. This practice is followed by maceration at a constant temperature of 12 ° C, which lasts three days. The wine then ferments in thermo-conditioned vats with initial pumping and punching of the cap twice a day. The wine then ages for at least 12 months in oak barrels, 30% new and 70% of second or third passage. After the refinement, the wine is lightly filtered and bottled; sulfites are reduced to the minimum.

THE TASTING

The aroma is elegant, with pleasant notes of black cherry that leave room for hints of pepper and sweet oriental spices. This excellently structured wine from Chateau de Laborde is well-balanced on the palate with silky and well-polished tannins and excellent acidity. The persistence is also pleasantly long.

FOOD PAIRINGS

It goes well with red meat and braised meat, and hard cheeses. Try it with a nice barbecue.

THE WINERY

The history of the Chateau de Laborde winery dates back to 1704; at the time, the castle had almost 4 hectares of vineyards. In 1785 the castle was bought by a former banker named Jean-Joseph de Laborde, who thus became Marquis de Laborde. However, the Marquis was guillotined in 1794, and the castle remained abandoned until 1814… keep reading