Château Haut Bages Monpelou Pauillac 2016

Description

Château Haut-Bages Monpelou is Château Batailley’s little brother. The estate is situated in the heart of the Pauillac appellation. Property of the Castéja family since the 17th century, it is a former part of Chateau Duhart Milon. Just after Wold War II, Haut-Bages Monpelou was separated from the latter and run as an individual estate. Behind Haut-Bages Monpelou stands the Batailley team and know-how. James Suckling describes Haut-Bages Monpelou as "an under the radar Pauillac to look for"

Awards

93 pts James Suckling

89 pts Decanter Points

89 pts The Wine Advocate Points

Vinification

Fermentation: 4 weeks in temperature controlled steel vats with cooling of the freshly picked grapes, alcoholic fermentation, maceration, MLF, pumping over, then put into barrels

Vineyard

Proprietor: Castéja Family Exclusivity Borie-Manoux Appellation: Pauillac Vineyard area: 12 ha Soil: Gravel Average Production/year: 40 000 bottles Average age of the vines: 32 years

Maturation

Ageing: 16 months in French oak barrels Barrels: 30% new barrels