| Pavie Macquin 2004 • September 2005 | PAVIE MACQUIN
1st Great Classified Growth
2004 Vintage
Geographical situation:
The Saint Emilion plateau on clay-limestone soils
Surface area:
15 ha
Density of plantation:
6000 pieds / ha
Grape varieties:
70 % Merlot
25 % Cabernet Franc
5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Average age of vines:
35 years
Yield :
30 hl / ha
Vineyard management:
Our vineyard practices are the fruit of fifteen years of managing both soil and plants with a method largely inspired by biodynamism. Methods including biological studies of the soil, composting and companion plants. Green harvest is carried out in two passages, one after bunch closure in order to eliminate overcrowding, the second at veraison, to regulate the charge and maturity. Leaf-thinning complements this work by ensuring an optimum level of aeration and health for the maturing grapes.
Growth cycle:
After a cold dry winter, the vines budded slowly during a cold, wet April. May and June were relatively warm and saw a huge, though late, flowering for the Merlots and the Cabernets. The summer was characterised by lots of sun and showers in July, with the reverse, a cold, wet August causing late veraison. Happily, September was warm and sunny with cool nights allowing long balanced ripening and stopping the spread of rot.
Harvest:
Merlot – 7 October and 11 to 15 October
Cabernet Franc – 18 October
Cabernet Sauvignon – 28 October
Aging:
Depending on the tasting of the berries, we have a choice of tank in a cellar equipped with seven cement tanks and four wooden tanks. In this way, the extraction can be either done by pumping over or punching down. The wine is run off into barrel, of which approximately 80% are new.
Contact
Château Pavie Macquin – 33330 Saint-Emilion
Tel : +33 (0)5 57 24 74 23 – Fax : +33 (0)5 57 24 63 78
EMail : pavie-macquin@nicolas-thienpont.com
Website : www.pavie-macquin.com
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