Château Clos de Boüard 2024

A Montagne Saint-Émilion wine marked by finesse and balance

The property

Coralie de Boüard and her husband Loïc Maillet acquired the Château Clos de Boüard in 2016, located in the satellite appellation Montagne Saint-Émilion. 

The vineyard

Château Clos de Boüard oversees a vineyard covering an area of 30 hectares. Approximately 40 years old, the vines planted on south-facing clay-limestone slopes give birth to a great wine of Montagne Saint-Émilion.

Vinification and aging

Manual harvest before selection via optical sorting. Pre-fermentation maceration at 8 -10 °C. Alcoholic fermentation. Maceration for 3 to 5 weeks. Malolactic fermentation in new barrels. Parcel vinification, accompanied by manual punch downs. The aging lasts for 18 months in barrels (30% in new barrels and 30% in barrels of one wine).

Blend

This Château Clos de Boüard 2023 is the result of a blend of merlot (85%), cabernet franc (10%) and cabernet sauvignon (5%).