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Montagne St-Emilion offers an excellent value insight into St-Emilion and Château La Courolle is a fine ambassador for the appellation. Château la Courolle is situated on the plateau of Montagne St-Emilion on argilo-calcaire (clay-limestone) soil, similar to those of St-Emilion itself. Château La Courolle offers a wonderfully accessible entry to the St-Emilion style, at a good price.
The vineyard is planted at 6,000 vines per hectare with 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. Montagne St-Emilion, at the very centre of the St-Emilion region, is steeped in the tradition of winemaking, the vignerons fiercely proud of its terroir and tradition. The Guimberteau family has been involved in wine production for over 100 years and the current steward of the family domaines, Rodolphe Guimberteau, is the fourth generation.

Photo: Vineyards at Château La Courolle

Château La Courolle tends to be harvested late in order to arrive at optimal maturity. Cold maceration is exercised prior to fermentation and temperatures are then maintained at around 26°C during the fermentation process, to avoid extracting rough tannins. The malolactic fermentation takes place in tanks before a years' ageing in wooden barrels, with 33% new French oak, 40% one-year-old barrels and 27% two-year-old barrels. The bottling is done in March after a second wintering post-harvest.

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