Chateau Durfort Vivens , 2eme Grand Cru Classe, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2012
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Chateau Durfort Vivens , 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux, Bordeaux, France 2012 Price: £530 for 11 bottles (75cl) + 1 bottle free (75cl)
Château Durfort-Vivens ranked as a 2eme cru classe located in the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux wine region. The grand cru classe is a classification created to showcasing the very best French wines, the classification ranked sixty top Bordeaux reds. The classification requested in 1855 by Napoleon III, to be presented at the Exposition Universelle de Paris. The original rankings still stand today, with only one change; the promotion of Chateau Mouton Rothschild to Premier Cru status in 1973.
Owned since 1961, by Gonzague Lurton family the Durfort Vivens estate is 136-acre vineyard planted on deep gravel soils over a clay base and sand. 70 percent of the vines are Cabernet Sauvignon, 24 percent Merlot and 6 percent Cabernet Franc. In the winery, there are a range of wooden and concrete vats sized to match specific vineyard parcels. Following fermentation, winemakers select around 40 percent of the production to go into the grand vin and the remainder goes into the second wine, Vivens.
Despite Gonzague Lurton’s incredibly low yields and meticulous fruit selection, Durfort-Vivens is a wine that rests not on power but on harmony. A very fine wine starting to drink now, although will gain to be keep longer . Around 6,000 cases is made each years.
Tasting notes: Medium- to full-bodied, beautifully focused, the fruit is tightly integrated and balances purity and elegance with evident structure on the finish.
Harvest: Merlot 04 to 08 October- Cabernet franc 9 October- Cabernet sauvignon 8 to 14 October
Grape variety: 79% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc , 19% Merlot
Geography: Haut Medoc , Margaux, Bordeaux
Appellation: Margaux ,2eme Cru Classe
Alcohol percentage: 13.5%
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