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1961 Chateau Corbin
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
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Highlights
- From Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 231 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Corbin is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé estate four kilometers (2.5 miles) northwest of Saint-Emilion town. The estate has been in the Cruse family since 1924 and has been a Grand Cru Classé since the initial clas...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 15%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Merlot & Cabernet Franc
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Anabelle Cruse
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Harvest Notes
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Harvesting: By hand, in small crates.
- Winemaking
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Sorting: 3 sortings, de-stemming, crushing. Macerations: Cold soaks. Pumping over: From 1 to 4 pump-overs per day during the alcoholic fermentation and adapted every day by tasting. Vats: 18 temperature-controlled, unlined concrete vats. Fermentation temperature: 26°C. Vatting period: 2 to 4 weeks. Malo-lactic fermentation: In barrels, vats and glass wineglobe. Press Pneumatic.
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- Ageing
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30 to 50% in French new oak barrels, vats and glass wineglobe. 16 to 19 months.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Secreto Iberico Main Course
- Shoulder/loin of Iberico pork
- Spanish
- Grain fed sirloin (off-the-bone) Main Course
- Western
- Abanico Iberico Main Course
- Shoulder cut of pork
- Contains: pork steak
- Spanish
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Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink, likely past it
For Bordeaux, the 1961 vintage was exemplary and is considered a legendary year.
The growing season was near perfect from start to finish, beginning with a cold, but relatively moderate, winter that moved into a mild spring. The weather remained balm...
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