{"id":2047709,"date":"2021-11-22T18:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2021\/11\/22\/chateau-de-france-red-2018\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:16:42","slug":"chateau-de-france-red-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2021\/11\/22\/chateau-de-france-red-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau de France red 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arnaud Thomassin manages this 40-hectare family estate in AOC Pessac-L\u00e9ognan (36 ha of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for red wine production, and 4 ha of Sauvignon and Semillon for white wine production).<\/p>\n

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He presents: Ch\u00e2teau de France red 2018, AOP Pessac L\u00e9ognan<\/p>\n

A long-aging wine, the Ch\u00e2teau’s emblem<\/p>\n

Grape varieties: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot<\/p>\n

Terroir: very deep gravel, sometimes on a clay-limestone subsoil. Viticulture and vinification: hand-picked. 7 to 10 days of fermentation. 3 to 4 weeks of maceration in 130 hl and 85 hl vats. Temperature control. Maximum fermentation temperatures: 30-32\u00b0C max. Malolactic fermentation in vats. <\/p>\n

Aging: 30% new oak and one-wine barrels for 12 months. Tasting notes: deep ruby with purple nuances. Intense, fine, mellow nose of red raspberry-cherry fruit, spicy black pepper-muscade-gloss, blond tobacco. Smooth, velvety and fresh on the palate, harmonious balance between power, greed, freshness and substance, fruity and licorice-like through to the long finish, elegant, ripe tannins, cocoa bean on the finish. <\/p>\n

Food and wine pairings: wild boar terrine, beef carpaccio, shoulder of lamb, couscous royal, Brie de Meaux.<\/p>\n

SAS B. THOMASSIN – CH\u00c2TEAU DE FRANCE – 33850 L\u00e9ognan – 33 (0)5 56 64 75 39 contact@chateau-de-france.com www.facebook.com\/Chateau-de-France-PessacL\u00e9ognan<\/a> https:\/\/chateau-de-france.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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