Chateau Caronne St. Gemme Haut Medoc

Flowering on time. A wet spring through june and a mitigated july then a temperate and sunny august followed by a dry september. Harvest from the 3 to the 23rd of october amidst wet conditions. The wines: medium full colour with a good red hue. Aromatic with a good concentration and soft tanins. Round charming and elegant. Well balanced. Technical information: situation: in the st laurent medoc area and in the direct neighbourhood of the vineyards of gruaud larose lagrange belgrave camensac and lanessan. The vineyard comprises 45 hectares (113 acres) of a single tenant planted on a mound of first class gravel on a base of iron rich sandstone a little more sandy to the east a little more clayey to the west. The vine varieties are of 60% cabernet sauvignon 3% petit verdot and 37% merlot. The average age of the vines is 25 years. The density of planting is the traditional 10. 000 vines per hectare. Harvesting is 70% manual and 30% machine. The wine making follows very much