Sichel Margaux (750ml)

Situated 25km from Bordeaux, the Margaux appellation covers five municipalities and is the only one in the Médoc where you find the entire, rich and vast range of wines, from the first to the fifth Grand Cru Classé. Margaux wines are particularly supple and refined. They are characterised by very elegant, fruity aromas, making them the benchmark for generous, sophisticated wines with soft ripe tannins.

A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.  Mostly hand picked grapes, crushed and destemmed and then put into fermenters.  The juice is heated to 22 °C to allow a quick start to the fermentation. Twice a day, pumping over with aeration takes place in order to extract as much colour and tannin as possible. When the alcoholic fermentation is over, the vats are maintained at a temperature around 30°C for 15 to 21 days.  Malolactic fermentation takes place in vats.  6 to 8 months ageing in French oak barrels with racking every 4 weeks. The wines are fined and filtered with non animal products before bottling.