CHÂTEAU TOURNEFEUILLE LALANDE DE POMEROL
Well-located on the clay-and-gravel soil that makes the town of Néac unique, and facing the greatest Pomerol, Château Tournefeuille's vineyard is planted with the Gironde's finest vines and produces remarkable wines (Féret) TECHNICAL INFORMATION VINEYARD AREA : 15.5 Hectares in grouped plots SOIL AND LOCATION : 50 % of the vines stand on a clay-gravel slope, 50% on the southerly exposed gravel slope. This steep hill dominates the valley of the Barbanne, a small river forming the borders of the Pomerol and Lalande de Pomerol appellations. Visitors can therefore enjoy a beautiful hilltop site. VARIETALS : 85% merlot, 15% cabernet Franc. AGE OF VINES : 20 years. Vines of different ages are planted together (a technique known locally as «raccotage»), the dead vines being replaced each year. VINEYARD PRACTICES : traditional, including ploughing and manuel harvesting. VINIFICATION : The grapes are sorted on arrival at the winery, then destemmed, pressed and put to ferment in thermoregulated vats. AGEING : 12 to 24 months, depending on the vintage, in oak stave barrels from the Tronçay forest (Allier, Central France). One third of the barrels are replaced with new each year. BOTTLING : Bottled at the Château. Available in boxes or wooden cases of 6 or 12 bottles.
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