Château l'Eden Médoc

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Château l'Eden is a small estate in Saint-Christoly-Médoc, a village located on the Gironde Estuary just 15km north of Saint-Estèphe. The winery was founded in 2016 by Amélie and Fabien Faget who dreamed of owning their own little “Eden” in Bordeaux.

“The 2018 Château L’Eden, which was only incepted in 2016, has a mixture of red and black fruit on the nose, but it lacks the delineation and terroir expression of some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins and sweet, licorice-infused black fruit, but it needs more backbone and certainly more precision on the finish.”
— Vinous, Mar 2021

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Production area/appellation:

Médoc AOP

Vineyard name

Château l'Eden

Vineyard size

20 acres

Soil composition

Sandy Clay with Gravel

Training method

Double-Guyot

Exposure:

Southwestern

Year vineyard planted:

between 1960 and 2000

Bottles produced of this wine:

50,000

Maceration length:

Varietal composition:

70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

15 days

Maceration technique:

Daily cap punchdown and twice daily pumpovers

Fining agent:

Animal based

Type of aging container:

85% Stainless steel tanks, 15% oak barrels

Type of oak:

French & American

Length of aging before bottling:

12 months

Age of Aging Container:

1/3 new oak, the rest 2-3 years

Total SO2

pH level:

3.8

Acidity:

6 g/L

Alcohol:

14 %

Dry extract:

32.3 g/L

Total SO2

Residual sugar:

<3 g/L

Château l'Eden is made by manual punch-down during maceration to enable softer extraction. One third is aged in 30% new French and American oak barrels for 12 months. The other two thirds age in stainless-steel to avoid the taste of wood. The cépage consist of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The Médoc AOP is located to the north and west of Saint-Estèphe where clay and sandy soils favor Merlot. The area’s best wines come from vineyards located closest to the river and Château l'Eden sits on the edge of the Gironde Estuary. The average age is 40 years and farming is certified sustainable.

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