Le seuil de Mazeyres 2014
General Manager: Alain Moueix
Vineyard keeper: Jean-Michel Bernard
Cellar Master: Ludovic Guibert
Weather conditions
The season began with favourable conditions and early budding. Flowering took place during a dry, sunny June. The summer was more chaotic, cooler and stormier. The vines hit delays, and veraison was spread out over a long period of time. From late August onwards, particularly hot weather set in for a significant period, culminating in an unusually mild end to the season. There was significant temperature variance, helping to ripen the pips and skins. The weather remained dry, ensuring well-concentrated grapes.
Harvest area*
25,57 hectares
Harvest terroir*
gravels clay and sandy soils
Grapes harvested*
96% Merlot – 4% Cabernet Franc
Harvest dates
22 September to 14 October
Winemaking
Maturation
50% in oak and 50% in tanks
Rendement
38 hectolitres / ha
Production
63 733 bottles
* For this Vintage.
Tasting notes
A beautifully clear, bright red colour. Fresh on the nose with a range of red fruit, almond, pepper and gingerbread crust notes. On the palate, it is unctuous and fruity in the attack before developing a certain richness. The finish keeps its promises of freshness, with refined tannins and lingering fresh fruit. A wine that conjures up harmony and pleasure.