Chateau d’Aurilhac Bordeaux Cru Bourgeois 2006 [3 wine bottles]
Deep colour, heavy body wine with a fruity bouquet and tannic frame.
Product Overview
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Wine Name:
Chateau d’Aurilhac Cru Bourgeois 2006
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Producer:
E. Nieuwaal-Grassin
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Appellation:
AOC Haut-Médoc
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Colour:
Red
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Style:
Full bodied red
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Year of Harvest:
2006
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Grapes:
Cabernet Sauvignon 46%
Merlot Noir 49%
Petit Verdot 2.5%
Cabernet Franc 2.5%
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Bottle size:
75cl
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Alcohol:
13.5%
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Drink or Hold:
Ideally store for a few more years
Case of 3 bottles £32.00 (inc VAT)
(£10.67 per bottle)Deep colour, heavy body wine with coulour and fruity bouquet brought with addition of petit verdot to the three grape varieties. The vines have an average age of 18 years, with a fermentation period between 21 and 30 days depending on the grape variety. 100% oak barrels, with 35% new barrels. The vines are grown in a clay-limestone and gravel soil with a limestone plateau.
This intense Cru Bourgeois wine, while possible to drink now, it should ideally be kept another 3-5 years.
Taste: Fruity bouquet with good Bordeaux tannic structure
Serve 17-18 °C, open 1 hour before dining. Lamb or Veal would be examples of food to go with this great Cru Bourgeois wine.
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Chateau d’Aurilhac Bordeaux Cru Bourgeois 2006 [3 wine bottles]
- Vineyard:Chateau d’Aurilhac
- Colour:Red
- Year:2006
Case of 3 bottles (75cl)
£32.00 (£10.67 per bottle)
The Vineyard
Chateau d’Aurilhac
Area: Bordeaux.
Grown in a terroir made from a gravely, limestone and clay soil in the Haut-Médoc region by the passionate winemaker Erik Nieuwaal.
