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Description
Chateau Reynier is a superb little wine which has belonged to the Lurton family for four generations. Since 1996, Marc Lurton an oenologist by training, has run the estate with his wife Agnes. This fine vineyard located on the hillsides of the Entre-deuxmers close to Saint Emilion encircling the chateau, a manor from the 15th century and a former St Jacques de Compostelle stopover inn. Made from a blend of Merlot 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% .
The soils are made up of limestone and clay with asteria limestone subsoil. Integrated crop management enabling healthy grapes without destabilising biological balance of the vineyard. Rigorous selection during the harvest (grape variety and plots are vinified separately). The vinification is carried out with the most recent techniques.
Classic Bordeaux vinification: total de-stemming, temperature of fermentation 77°F to 86°F. 3 to 4 weeks of maceration, malolactic fermentation. 12 months aged in limestone caves 50 % new and 50 % one year, French and American oak barrel.