{"title":"BORDEAUX","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"le-merle-blanc-de-chateau-clarke-bordeaux","title":"Le Merle Blanc de Château Clarke Bordeaux","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHISTORY  Château Clarke takes its name from the Irish family who bought this estate in 1771. After more than two centuries of wine growing tradition and successive owners, the property was purchased by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1973. The vineyard was completely restructured, and massive investments were undertaken to renovate buildings and improve wine making and storage facilities. With a passion for excellence and the best things in life, the Baron made Clarke a benchmark for the whole region.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe estate is Certified HVE Level 3 and ISO 14 001. With 135 acres planted on the serene Château grounds – vines, art, and gardens come together in harmony. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVINEYARDS \u0026amp; WINEMAKING  The grapes for this wine come from the 135-acre Château Clarke estate in Listrac-Médoc. The 30-year-old vines are pruned using a double Guyot training system and managed with natural grass cover to promote biodiversity and soil health.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe grapes are pressed, cold settled, fermented and matured on the lees. 25% of the blend is aged in new barrels, 25% in second fill and the remainder in stainless steel for 6 months.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTASTING NOTES  This wine offers intense aromas of exotic fruits and juicy white pear. Upon aeration, its complexity deepens with hints of flint and white flowers. On the palate, it reveals itself as ample and flavorful, carried by a beautiful acidic framework that ensures balance and freshness through the finish. The experience culminates in subtle woody notes, adding richness and elegance.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Château Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51673839665383,"sku":null,"price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7218\/9159\/files\/KateWine-107.jpg?v=1767575995"},{"product_id":"listrac-medoc-cru-bourgeois","title":"Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHISTORY  Château Clarke takes its name from the Irish family who bought this estate in 1771. After more than two centuries of wine growing tradition and successive owners, the property was purchased by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1973. The vineyard was completely restructured, and massive investments were undertaken to renovate buildings and improve wine making and storage facilities. With a passion for excellence and the best things in life, the Baron made Clarke a benchmark for the whole region.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe estate is Certified HVE Level 3 and ISO 14 001. With 135 acres planted on the serene Château grounds – vines, art, and gardens come together in harmony.  The 30-year-old vines are planted in limestone and clay soils, an ideal terroir to express Merlot, the predominant grape variety and a rarity in the Médoc \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVINEYARDS \u0026amp; WINEMAKING  The grapes for this wine come from the 135-acre Château Clarke estate in Listrac-Médoc. The 30-year-old vines are pruned using a double Guyot training system and managed with natural grass cover to promote biodiversity and soil health.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe grapes are transferred to vats via gravity flow, followed by cold soaking and fermentation in both oak and stainless-steel tanks. Extraction is carefully moderated for each vat through pumping over and délestage (rack and return). The wine is aged for 16 months, 100% in oak barrels (two-thirds new and one-third second fill).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTASTING NOTES  Château Clarke displays a beautiful crimson color in the glass with a deep purple rim. The nose is bright and precise, offering aromas of ripe wild berries and fresh cedar. With aeration, subtle woody and delicate vanilla notes emerge, enhancing the complex bouquet. The profile is full-bodied, rich, and well-balanced, with clean acidity lending elegance and velvety tannins leading to a smooth finish. This wine has excellent aging potential.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Château Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51673840582887,"sku":null,"price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7218\/9159\/files\/KateWine-106.jpg?v=1767576867"},{"product_id":"comtesse-rouge-bordeaux","title":"Comtesse Rouge, Bordeaux","description":"\u003cp\u003eHISTORY  In 1705, Countess Isabeau was the first Malet Roquefort to own Château La Gaffelière in Saint-Émilion. As a tribute to her, the Malet Roquefort family created COMTESSE DE MALET ROQUEFORT, a wine that gives all wine lovers a chance to share the elegance and silkiness typical of the family’s wines. It is made from a rigorous selection of grapes, the vast majority from family estates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVINEYARDS \u0026amp; WINEMAKING\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAREA: From family estate and partners on the Right Bank\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSOIL: Clay \u0026amp; sandy - mainly Merlot and Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGREEN PRACTICES: Certified Organic (Haute valeur enviromentale OCACIA-Vineyard specific)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingle guyot pruning. The ranks are worked every two rows to boost rooting and soil aeration. Stripping, thinning and grape sorting by density. Parcel selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlot-by-plot vinification in stainless-steel vats. Alcoholic fermentation with pumping over. Malolactic fermentation in vats. Aging in vats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTASTING NOTES  The mild temperatures at the end of winter led to a precocious budding. The hot and dry season brought about great water stress to the plant but limited the sanitary risk. However, our vines are mostly on hillsides with clay soils, so those received sufficient water supply. The harvest was early: from the beginning of September for the downslopes vines. The month of September - very hot but marked by two rainy episodes – favoured an optimum ripeness of merlots and a very aromatic expression of Cabernets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMAINE DE MALET ROQUEFORT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52254888198375,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/7218\/9159\/files\/kate_march-9_3c50c205-3520-496d-bb8a-3b1a6d8f46d1.jpg?v=1782503668"}],"url":"https:\/\/littleinternationalwineshop.com\/collections\/bordeaux.oembed","provider":"Little International Wine Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}