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2016 Chateau Corbin
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 47 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Critic tasting note: "Medium-bodied, elegant and refined, with lovely, fresh, sweet, red fruits, silky tannins and floral aromatics, the wine is bright, refined and finesse driven. There is purity in the fruit, length and energy here." - 92/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Highlights
- From Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 47 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
ChĂ¢teau Corbin is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru ClassĂ© 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 ClassĂ© since the initial clas...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
- Drinking Window
- 2018-2045
- Alcohol ABV
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14%
- 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: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
The 2016 vintage for Saint-Émilion was generally very good.
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