Chateau Coutet, St. Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux 2017

$49.00

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Chateau Coutet, St. Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux 2017

$49.00

Well located in the heart of the golden triangle of St. Emilion, this estate of 13 hectares (in one plot) it is literally squeezed between 3 classified growths of St. Emilion

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Considered the best-kept secret in St. Emilion, it is a sleeping beauty that is in the process of being awakened. Well located in the heart of the golden triangle of St. Emilion, this estate of 13 hectares (in one plot) it is literally squeezed between 3 classified growths of St. Emilion: Chateau l’Angelus, Chateau Beausejour Becot and Chateau Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse. Not surprisingly, Coutet’s unique combination of limestone, clay, and sand is the terroir of a grand cru classe (it was a classified growth in the beginning of the 20th century). Coutet, which has been in the David-Beaulieu family since 1537, was inherited by the present owners, when their 104 year old aunt passed away in the late 1990s. Because the aunt was born in the 19th century, she had
no notion of pesticides, fertilizers or other “modern inventions.” So, by default, the estate remains “organic”. The pureness of this estate is so remarkable, that it is the home of rare tulips –
that date back to the Roman times – and can be found only in the Coutet vineyards. Professor Dennis Dubourdieu, renowned oenologist and the head of the Faculty of Oenology at Bordeaux University, became the winemaker in 2012. With his passing away in July 2016, his partner, rising star Valerie Lavigne, has taken over the winemaking at Coutet. Enjoy it before the rest of the world discovers it!

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