Chteau Soleil Chteau Croix du Rival Didier Miqueu Stephan von Neipperg Saint Emilion

2005 Puisseguin Chteau Soleil 20

80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc

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50-80% 18 24

15

Chteau Soleil and Chteau Croix du Rival have become what they are thanks to strong friendships with Didier Miqueu and Stephan von Neipperg. Both estates are located on terroir typical of the Saint Emilion area. They represent the culmination of a long, painstaking, dedicated search for great forgotten terroirs in the Bordeaux vineyards. In 2005, they purchased Chteau Soleil, an estate with a good reputation located on the best terroir in Puisseguin. Its twenty-hectare vineyard had always been considered one of the best in the appellation. They made major investments in the vineyards and winery, to enable the terroir to express its magnificent potential to the full.

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc

Vinification:
Slow, controlled fermentation in concrete vats, skin contact, gentle extraction. The grapes from each plot are fermented separately.Malolactic fermentation in barrel.

Ageing:
50% – 80% of the wine is aged in new barrels for 18 – 24 months, depending on the vintage.

Tasting Notes:
Chteau Soleil is amazingly ripe for this late vintage. The wine is charming and well-balanced, with exuberant red-berry fruit and blackberries on the palate, as well as very silky, smooth tannins. Its well-balanced structure gives it great ageing potential.
A fine, well-focused wine, exemplary of the constant progress made on this estate, both in the vineyard and the winery, over the past few years.

Ageing Potential:
15 years