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Château Pontet Fumet 2011 – Magnum

49.60€

Qté:

Silver Medal at the 2014 Paris Agricultural Competition
Silver Medal at the 2014 Decanter Awards
Gold Medal of the Gilbert et Gaillard Guide

Lovely intense red robe. Clean fruity nose that is quite elegant with a spicy-woody hint in the background. Lovely palate aroma, softened tannins even if the finish is a little firmer. The fruit marries nicely with the wood and a pleasant liquorice flavour.

Tasted on 17th March 2014 – Gilbert et Gaillard Guide

Additional Information

Packaging

Magnum – Wooden Case

Vineyard Origins

15th century, acquired in 2008 by Philippe Bardet

Owner

Bardet Family

Surface Area

17 ha

Soils types

Sand, clay and gravel

Planting density

6,000 vines per hectare

Average age of the vines

34 years

Cultivation

Integrated farming and sustainable production, certified High Environmental Value and Iso 14001

Tillage

Natural permanent grass cover crop

Grape varieties
Yield

48 hectolitres per hectare

Harvest

By machine

Selection

Unique grape screening technology

Pre-fermentation soak

Gentle at low temperature

Winemaking

The fruit is soaked gently in new-generation tanks in which the marc is immersed thereby enabling the extraction of silky tannins from the skins.

Aged in barrels

50% new barrels & 50% one-year-old barrels

Annual production

96 000 bottles

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