Description
Chateau Citran 2015 Haut Medoc《ZF910B》
Grapes :56% Cabernet Sauvignon、38% Merlot、6% Cabernet Franc
Region：Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France
Alcohol：13.5%
🌟 Long term high rating + good value traditional Cru Cru Bourgeois
🌟 Owned by Merlaut family, who also own Gruaud Larose
🌟 Cousulting Eric Boissenot, consultant of Lafite, Latour
🏅 James Suckling 92分
🏅 Vivino 4.1
A Story
Origins
The Donissan de Citran family ruled this estate in the 13th century until 1832, when the last heir had to sell the estate to Mr. Clauzel. This rich, ambitious businessman defined the property’s boundaries and gave Château Citran to prominence among the Medoc estates.
Resurrection
The Miailhe family bought the property in 1945 and undertook a renovation programme until 1987. Then, a Japanese group acquired the property and made major investments. This marks the resurrection of this great growth of Médoc !
The age of reason
In 1996, the Merlaut family, a major actor of the Bordeaux wine industry, took over Citran. They kept on increasing the quality of growth and developed its renown while respecting its history. Highly lauded, the Château is designated a historical monument heritage in 2012.
A Soil
A sustainable agriculture
At Citran, we pay a particular attention to vineyard observation. A great renovation programme has been conducted for several years, have enabled some of the parcels to benefit from a better amount of sunshine by means of rows reorientation . The vineyard, more than 100ha wide, comprises two large parcels : one around the Château, and the other, a little further up, surrounds the village.
Major plantation works have been conducted.
A reasonable maintenance
Each plot benefits from a specific treatment appropriate for its environment. Some are grown the traditional way: the soil is worked on mechanically and the phytosanitary treatments are standard. Others are covered with sowed vegetation every to spaces between rows, so as to improve the soil's layout. Eventually, one third of the vineyard is organically grown.
A respect for the vineyard
We adapt our working techniques to the environmental constraints, and not the other way round. At Citran, works in the vineyards are conducted in close collaboration with our winemakers. They are endowed with ancestral knowledge, but they also keep themselves up to date with the latest innovations in viticulture.
They work all year round. They are “our hands”.
🏅 James Suckling 92 pts
Attractive red fruits and spiced-pastry aromas with cinnamon and some darker plum notes. The palate has a very supple and even-handed feel, where the tannins are ultra-polished and the red cherry-plum flavors hold impressively fresh into the finish. Best from 2022.
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