Château Cartier 2015
Run by Alain Moueix
Technical Director Laurent Nougaro
Vintage weather conditions
2015 saw very clear delineation between the seasons. The rather mild spring arrived in perfect time after a cold, damp winter. A hot and dry June ensured good conditions for flowering. July continued the summer trend, allowing the vines to end their growth early. Finally, the storms of August and September kept this vintage from becoming too sunny, and balanced out the plant development. Harvesting began in mid-September and was completed within a month.
Harvest area*
17,30 hectares
Harvest terroir*
clay-limestone soil on the slopes and clay-silt at the foot of the slopes
Grapes harvested*
89% Merlot – 11% Cabernet Franc
Harvest dates
14 au 28 September
Winemaking
Cultivation methods
Estate certified organic since 2006 and biodynamic since 2008 – member of Biodyvin.
Maturation
75% barrels and 25% in vats
Yield
44 hectolitres / ha
Production
33.733 bottles
* For this Vintage.
Tasting notes
This wine has a beautiful deep garnet colour. It begins with captivating aromas of peony, rose, lemongrass, jasmine and black cherries, before gradually also gaining tobacco, grenadine, Medjool date, salted caramel and rosemary notes. A velvety, well-rounded structure. Harmonious, physiological and saline in style.