Winemaker: Nicole Tapon
AOC: Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Vintage: 2014
Vol: 13 %
RS: 0 g/L
pH: 3.5
S02: 55 mg/L
Total Production: 5,000 bottles
Cépages: 80% Merlot, Cab Franc, Cab Sav, Malbec
Vine Age: 
Soils: Aeolian sands on the south coast and clays on the north coast
Vegan: No
Allergènes: No
Closure: Cork + Foil
Drinking Window: The next 15 years
Ethos: Certified Organic from 2012
 
Producer: Nicole is the 16th generation of the Tapon family to make wine on Bordeaux’s iconic Right Bank. Despite the region’s reputation for red wines, Nicole is best known for her ‘Clairet de Bordeaux’ -a rare style of deeply coloured, ageworthy, dry Rosé. During our visit in 2021, we tasted the 2018, 2013, 2010 and 2006 each wine provided a compelling, gastronomic experience that combined the best of mature Claret with a fragrant, fresh lift. Nicole’s Red wines are diverse in style and geography and she follows a distinctly Burgundian structure to reflect the diversity of terroir, featuring her own name first rather than the multiple châteaux and parcels that she works with.
Viticulture and Vinification: 4 ha qui produisent un vin auquel elle a donné le nom de son père …