Château Sarpe Grand Jacques - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2022
Les Vignobles Chatenet-Goujon is a family farm located in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, in the Bordeaux wine region. In 1984, Anne-Lise and Pierre Chatenet took over part of the family land located at the foot of the Saint-Emilion slopes, which they named Moulin de Lagnet . Olivier, the eldest son, joined Anne-Lise and Pierre in 2007. In 2017, Jean, Pierre's uncle, entrusted his vines on the heights of Saint-Emilion. Château Sarpe Grand Jacques was taken over by Olivier Chatenet and Audrey Carraretto , partners in life and the vineyard for the occasion. The vineyard is certified organic .
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is made from Merlot , the vines of which were planted in 1963 and 1965 on a clay-limestone plateau. The harvest is manual and the bunches are sorted. The berries are destemmed and crushed, then macerated with indigenous yeasts. Maceration is carried out in concrete vats with gentle extractions by pumping over. Vatting lasts 4 weeks and is followed by a final hot maceration. The wine is aged for a minimum of 12 months ; 50% in 2-wine French oak barrels, 25% in new French oak barrels and 25% in concrete vats.
Grape variety: 100% Merlot