The Château Milandre, AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020 will be presented at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2023 after being praised by the American wine critic.

Château Milandre, AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru consists of a 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon blend with a breeding period of 18 months. The 2020 vintage, by JMVB, was awarded a 91/100 distinction by American wine critic James Suckling. Fellow critic Yves Beck was just as taken by the cuvée, awarding it an exceptional 90/100. The Vin de France has a production of 26,000 bottles with a sensual experience so unique, it is sure to stand out.

A creative and daring product, the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru has the unique quality of being a red wine with a sugar level higher than the specifications of the AOC Bordeaux. So let’s call it a sweet, woody red wine.

The conditions when growing this 2020 vintage tested the vinification of Château Milandre, with extreme weather affecting vine growth as well as the maturation of the grapes. Nevertheless, the product turned out to be a great success and appeared particularly promising at the start of ageing. The Merlot grape is colourful, intensely fruity and tasty. Made from fairly large grapes, it has a good tannic structure without hardiness or dilution. While the Cabernet grapes, generally very small in size, produced colourful and tannic wines with no marked vegetal character.

Fine details of a fine wine

Area: 4,80 hectares
Soil: Clay-sandy plain in the original Dordogne valley, southern slopes of Saint-Emilion town
Grape varieties: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Planting density: 5,700 vines/hectare
Vine pruning: Bordelaise
Cultural practices: End of the practice of chemical weed control and the use of CMR since 2018
Harvest: Mechanical with optical sorting

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