Château Carpena

CHÂTEAU CARPENA

Côtes de Bourg

 

Carpena is a full-bodied wine that is best suited to those with a robust palate. The Cotes Du Bourg appelation with its clay-limestone soils produces wines with complex aromas and this merlot blend with its strong tannins keeps particularly well even after its opened.

 

TASTING RESULTS

It has fine ruby-red color and a powerful bouquet with hints of violet and many of the characteristics of a great wine.

 

OUR CULINARY ADVICE

Thanks to the diversity and the complexity of its aromas, Château Carpena goes perfectly with red meat, either grilled or marinated, as well as fish with a strong flavour and cheeses.

 

Appellation

Côtes de  Bourg

 

Surface  / Density

15  hectares  / 5 000 vine-plants/ha

 

Type  of soil

Clayey-calcareous  over  subsoil clayey  and stony

 

Production / Yield

800  hectoliter on average /

between 50 and 55 hi/ha

 

Grape varieties

• 90 % : Merlot

• 10 %, Cabernet  Sauvignon

 

Vinification

Traditional with fermentation time during  3 to 4 weeks checking of temperature during fermentation hot maceration at the end of the fermentation process.

 

Ageing

6 months in tanks, then 12 to 14 months ageing in oak barrels before bottling.

 

Distribution

• 80 % general public customers from  Normandy, visited  for the last 5 generations

• 15 % Bordeaux wine  merchants

• 5 % export