Chateau de Callac Graves 2020

USD $40

Grape: 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc

Appellation: Graves

Region: Graves, Bordeaux, France

You’ll taste/smell: bright deep red color, aromas of ripe fruit, vanilla and hints of spices. Excellent tannin structure, smooth and delicate but with great potent mouthfeel which is a good sign of good aging ability

Good to have it with: serve with steak, beef wellington, roasts or lamb. It will also pair fantastic with a simple Philly cheesesteak sandwich, sausage or hamburgers.

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Description

Wine Details

Vinification/ Aging: Manually harvested, destemmed and fermented with indigenous yeast. Transferred to older oak barrels for three months to age.  In total, about four months are spent on the skins. No filtration nor fining,  Zero Sulphites added during vinification or bottling.
Alcohol Grade: 12%
Best to have it: 16-18ºC
Size: 750 ml

The Winery: Château de Callac

Founded in 1773, this former farmhouse used to produce 4 hectares of grains and vines.
Nowadays, Château de Callac grows over 40 hectares of vines in the Graves appellation, producing two dry white wines and two red wines. Château de Callac underwent a conversion to organic viticulture in 2022.

It offers a gravel terroir with a clay-limestone sub-soil.

Alcohol Grade: 12.5%

Size: 750 ml

Additional information

Country

Wine Body

Medium-Body

Winemaking style

Conventional

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Size

Region

Low ABV