Château Petit-Village 2023

Characteristics and tasting tips for Château Petit-Village 2023

Tasting

Beautifully balanced, this vintage combines silky tannins with an aromatic palette whose richness extends to a lively and persistent finish.

A fresh, elegant and complex Pomerol red wine

The estate

The Château Petit-Village is located in the heart of the Pomerol appellation, on the right bank of Bordeaux. Founded in 1780, this château has belonged to the Moulin family since the beginning of 2020, who are also the majority owners of Château Beauregard.

The vineyard

Château Petit-Village is a Pomerol wine from a historic vineyard of 10.5 hectares in one piece. This triangular-shaped vineyard is located on a clay-gravel terroir at the highest point of the oldest terrace of the appellation. Certified in Organic Agriculture since 2020, this terroir has vines that are on average 50 years old.

The vintage

A mild winter was followed by an early and particularly wet spring. While the beginning of summer was mild and dry, the months of August and September were marked by high temperatures and stormy episodes.

Vinification and ageing

A rigorous selection and successive sorting are carried out manually in the plot, mechanically under the destemmer and densimetric sorting, then manually on the sorting table. After harvesting, the grapes are placed in a cold room (6°C). Parcel vinifications are carried out in thermoregulated concrete vats. Cold pre-fermentation maceration followed by alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation takes place in new barrels for the best Merlot and Cabernet vats. The ageing lasts 16 months in barrels (45% of which are new) and in 500L casks (5%).

Blend

Merlot (65%)
Cabernet Franc (25%)
Cabernet Sauvignon (10%).