Grape Variety: Merlot

Soil: Clay on limestone plateau

Age of Vines: 35 years

Harvest: By hand. Selective sorting both manual & using an optical sorter.

Fermentation: 500 litre French oak barrels - 30% new oak

Ageing:  225 litre French oak barrels for 18 months. 30% new and 70% 1-year old oak barrels

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For more information about the 2021 Vintage please click here.

2019

Alcohol Volume: 14.5% abv

Low sulphites:  <70mg/l (organic limit <100mg/l)

Bottled: At the Château - July 2021

Enjoy:  2022 to 2035

Sustainability: HVE 3 - Highest Level of Environmental Value

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​​What the experts say:

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Silver Medal, 

Decanter World Wine Awards 2022

“Lovely perfumed nose displaying fragrant scents of plum, cassis, elegant spices and smoky tones with wood nuances. Firm, concentrated and long ".

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91 pts, Neal Martin, February 2022

“The 2019 George 7 offers earthy black fruit on the nose, well-defined but requiring time to open. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, lovely, pure, fleshy red and black fruit and seamlessly integrated oak on the finish. An excellent Fronsac in the making." Drinking window 2024-2038.”  ​​

2020

Alcohol Volume: 14.5% abv

Low sulphites:  <70mg/l (organic limit <100mg/l)

Bottled: At the Château - August 2022

Enjoy:  2023 to 2038

Sustainability: HVE 3 - Highest Level of Environmental Value

 

​What the experts say:

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92 pts, Jane Anson, February 2023

“A delicious wine in the 2020 vintage, juicy and ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit, immediately appealing with an edge of smoke and a kick of freshness, great Fronsac typicality. Owner Sally Evans is turning this 3ha estate into a name to follow after just a few vintages."

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