Croix Canon Saint Émilion Grand Cru

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Wine Description

Croix Canon is crafted with precision and care. In the cellar, the gravity-flow fermenting room allows for gentle yet thorough extraction. Made primarily from Merlot grapes with some Cabernet Franc, the wine is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 10% of which is new.

“Direct, with a lively mesquite note piercing the core of gently mulled raspberry and blackberry fruit. Shows a fleshy edge on the finish, where a dried fruitcake hint lingers.”
— Wine Spectator, Nov 2019

“The crushed-berry and lemon-rind character is beautiful on the nose and the palate. Medium-to full-bodied, firm and silky. Lovely texture and length. Refined.”
— James Suckling, Feb 2017

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Soil composition

Calcareous and Clay-Loam

Vines/acre:

2,600 - 2,880

Yield/acre:

35 hl/ha tons

Exposure:

Southwestern

Harvest time:

September October

Bottles produced of this wine:

50,000

Maceration length:

Varietal composition:

95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Length of alcoholic fermentation:

14 days

Fermentation temperature:

82 °F

Maceration technique:

Punchdown and Pumpovers

Malolactic fermentation:

Yes

Type of aging container:

Barriques

Size of aging container:

225L

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

18 months

Age of Aging Container:

10% new

pH level:

3.7

Acidity:

3.2 g/L

Alcohol:

14.1% %

Residual sugar:

.4 g/L

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