CHÂTEAU THIEULEY
Bordeaux Cuvee Francis Courselle
2010
About this winery
A 100% family-owned vineyard, the “Vignobles Courselle” started in 1950, when André Courselle bought Château Thieuley, located in the famous France Bordeaux Region, and laid the foundation of a great vineyard. In 1972, his son Francis Courselle, a young engineer and oenology professor, took over the management of Thieuley vineyards. In 30 years, the acreage increased from 4 to 80 hectares, spread over three properties: Château Thieuley, Clos Sainte Anne and Château Saint Genes. Marie...
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Production notes
1. Skin contact for 12 to 24 hours
2. Gentle pneumatic pressing under Nitrogen (new tehnology,
Inertys press)
3. Cleaning and cold settling
4. Alcoholic fermentation in barrels (60 to 70% new oak). The barrels are stored in a refrigerated cellar at 10 °C.
5. Ageing on lies for 9 months with stiring every week (Oxoline system).
Tasting notes
Clean and pale yellow colored. This wine presents a very good aromatic complexity. At first, the nose is lightly toasted and vanilla-flavoured; after a while, it develops flowers (hawthorn) and fruit (pear, lychee) aromas. Long and full bodied, this wine is better after a few years in bottles.