{"product_id":"esprit-de-larchange-saint-emilion-2014","title":"Esprit de L'Archange - Saint-Emilion - 2014","description":"\u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7738\/3833\/files\/BouteilleEspritdel_Archangesansmillesime.jpg?v=1778055130\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"508\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003eVineyard Area: 1.21 hectares.\u003cbr\u003eExposure: North-South.\u003cbr\u003eGeology: Silty-clay soil with a pure molasse clay subsoil on the sandy glacis of Saint-Emilion, parcel reshaped and drained in 1996.\u003cbr\u003eGrape Varieties: 100% Merlot noir.\u003cbr\u003eAverage age of vines: 35 years.\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol (% vol.): 13.5°\u003cbr\u003eBarrel Aging: 30% new barrels, 70% one-wine barrels.\u003cbr\u003eYield: 40 hectoliters per hectare.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003eTHE VINTAGE\u003cbr\u003eAfter a rather rainy and mild January and February, the 2014 vintage presented itself as an early vintage right from the end of winter. A cool and dry March favored regular bud break, followed by good growth in April, 8 days ahead of an average year. The climate remained favorable in May, with rapid and homogeneous flowering from the last days of May to the first days of June for Merlot, with a harvest forecast in the upper average range. But the summer of 2014 was unstable, with an alternation of beautiful days and rainy periods. August was gloomy, and veraison was notably spread out. Morale was low in mid-August with green berries scattered among the beautiful, perfectly verai-ed bunches... By cutting short our winemakers' holidays to meticulously select, row by row and vine by vine, and remove all bunches with delayed veraison, we eliminated the heterogeneity\u003cbr\u003ethat threatened to jeopardize this vintage. The dedication and professionalism of our teams paid off. But this effort was sublimated by the month of September. Hot, windy, and dry, it improved our grapes almost unexpectedly, pushing their ripeness to an unforeseen level.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003eL'Esprit de L'Archange \u003cspan\u003eis by nature a round, dense, supple, and fruity wine, with a unique style, offering exceptional aging potential.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn the palate, the wine is dense, powerful, creamy, and carried by precise, fine-grained, peppery tannins that create perfect synergy with its acidic structure. Saline, persistent finish, beautiful complexity, and great length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv align=\"justify\"\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"La selection Vins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64624707305821,"sku":null,"price":22.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/7738\/3833\/files\/BouteilleEspritdel_Archangesansmillesime.jpg?v=1778055130","url":"https:\/\/selectio.fr\/en\/products\/esprit-de-larchange-saint-emilion-2014","provider":"Selectio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}