Chateau Pabus Bordeaux Superieur
Established in the late 18th century, Chateau Pabus, is located 10 miles from Bordeaux on the right bank of the Garonne. Made exclusively of Merlot, Chateau Pabus offers a seductive mélange of cherry and violet aromas that echo of black fruit on the palate followed by a long finish that is highlighted by finely polished powerful tannins.
ABOUT CHATEAU PABUS
OWNER : Robert S. Dow
VINEYARD AREA : 6.47 hectares (16 acres)
SOIL TYPES : silt/ sand/ clay
PLANTING DENSITY : 5,500 vines per hectare
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINES : Rational cultivation techniques. No herbicides
SOIL MAINTENANCE : natural, controlled grass cover crop and tillage around the vines
GRAPE VARIETIES : 85% Merlot, 150/0 Malbec
YIELD : 45 hi!per hectare
HARVESTING : by hand using small crates
WINE-MAKING TECHNIQUES : Integral plot-by-plot vinification in 500-litre barrels. Extraction by rotation and cap punching. 30- to 35-day soak
SOAK AFTER FERMENTATION : 280C (820F)
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION : all in new barrels
AGED IN BARRELS : for 16 months, all new wood
ANNUAL PRODUCTION : 9000 bottles