CHATEAU POMEYS 2019

VINEYARD

Terroir: Bouqueyran Hill, tertiary gravels (Pyrenean gravel)

Surface: 10.81 ha in production

Average age of vines: 15 years old

Grape varieties: 60 % Merlot - 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon

Density: 8 800 vines/ha

Production: 39 hl/ha

AGEING

100 % high quality French oak barrels

5 different coopers

1/3 in new barrels, 1/3 one wine barrels, 1/3 two wines barrels

12 months of ageing

Light filtration before bottling

VINIFICATION

Late harvest at optimum maturity.
Sorting in the vineyard, sorting after de-stemming, no crushing, maceration, pumping and power cuts.
Long fermentation.