Recommend product of French Wine Guide, 2008 - CH. L'EMBRUN

      Chateau L’embrun is located in the north Blaye, France. With the main gravel soil, it plants Merlot, Cabernet Sauvigon and Malbec. The average age of vines is 40 years. All the grapes are handpicked, hand-sorting, and they reserving 4000 liter per hectare. Aged in oak casks for 12 months, 40000 bottles are produced every year. L’embrun shines brightly with grace ruby red. Complex structures and perfect balance containing rich fruity, smoky and vanilla flavors, and combining with simple-structured tannins, it is suitable for red meat, barbecue and cheese.

Chateau L’embrun has spanned five generations. They pursued their career of wine and made themselves on the great wine quality. In Blaye, a long-history land, the chateau has experienced a history of over 100 years. All kept on the rails, combining with the most authentic traditional requirement and modern brewing equipment, they made particular and traditional fine wines.

      Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon

To exert the strongpoint, Cabernet Sauvignon requires the dry, cool climate and enough sunshine at later stages.

Cabernet Sauvignon produces a wine of full tannins and complex flavor, which can keep more than ten years.

Merlot

Merlot is an early-maturing variety, with rich flavor of spice and fruit, presenting its charm.

Malbec

Malbec produces a wine of dark color, rich fruity flavor with soft and special tannins.

Brief introduction to Blaye:

Blaye, a wine region in the delta of Gironde, hem in between a rolling hill and the Atlantic Ocean, seeing Medoc from the bank. With oceanic airflow regulating and sands from water, it made a richest and lively wine region in Aquitaine. Greeks and Romans were the first to plant vines and brew in Blaye, a place with longer wine history than the nearby Medoc. The vineyards with the Roman liquor making technology from Middle Ages do not disappear. Then, the vineyard area decreased because all vine plantings were trapped near the harbor. Nevertheless, the resultant wines still kept excellent reputations. By the 18th century wine farming people in Blaye with the advanced growing methods and innovative technologies, animated and prospered the local wine market by continuous exploration. In 1905, this wine region began its rating (control limit of the origin) to acquire the legal protection of liquor-making technology. After that, the AOC original region regulation system was worked out in 1935, stipulating locality, grape variety, output per hectare and the alcoholic strength of wine, etc.