la sérénité - Bernard Magrez

LA SÉRÉNITÉ
AOC PESSAC LÉOGNAN
The first ever vintage here was in 2001. La Sérénité is made according to the timehonoured Bordeaux tradition by the team of its famous neighbour, Château Pape
Clément. This is one of the rare estates still to be found in the commune of Gradignan,
where many vineyards disappeared due to urban expansion by the city of Bordeaux.
WINE ESTATE OWNER
Location: Gradignan.
Area under vine: 2 hectares.
Wine grape variety: 51% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Age of vines: 26 years.
Vine density: 8,333 vines per hectare.
Terroir: Cabernet vines are planted on clay-gravel soil and Merlot vines on claylimestone soil on limestone bedrock.
Viticulture: Traditional Bordeaux pruning method. Leaf thinning and green
harvesting.
Winemaking: The grapes are hand-picked into small crates, manually
destemmed, and put uncrushed into small, wooden, 25-hectolitre vats by gravity
flow. Pre-fermentation maceration. Manual punching down of the cap. The wine
is run off directly via gravity flow into new French oak barrels for malolactic
fermentation and ageing for 18 months.
Yield: 15 to 25 hectolitres per hectare.
Vintage 2002
Vintage 2005
Detail of tasting notes and medals in the back
Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com
LA SÉRÉNITÉ
AOC PESSAC LÉOGNAN
WINE ESTATE OWNER
Tasting Notes
&
Awards
Vintage 2002 :
Gold Medal at the Concours de Bruxelles 2005
Silver Medal and «Best in Class» at the IWSC of London 2005
Bronze Medal at the International Wine Challenge 2005
Bronze Medal by Decanter
Rated 89/100 by Robert Parker
Rated 87/100 by the Grand Jury Européen
Rated 16.5/20, Cotation 4 : exceptionnel by Gault & Millau - Vin 2009, nos
6400meilleurs vins de France
Vintage 2003 :
Rated 90-92/100 by Robert Parker
Rated 89-91/100 by Wine Spectator
Rated 8/10 by Bettane & Desseauve
Vintage 2004 :
Rated 88/100 au Grand Jury Européen
Rated 15/20 by Revue des Vins de France - Les meilleurs vins de France 2009
Vintage 2005 :
Gold Medal at the Concours mondial de Bruxelles 2008
Rated 88-90/100 by Robert Parker
**** highly recommended by Decanter Decembre 2008
Rated 18.5/20, Cotation 4 : exceptionnel by Gault & Millau - Vin 2009, nos
6400meilleurs vins de France
Vintage 2006 :
Rated 17/20 by René Gabriel
Rated 88-91/100 by Stephen Tanzer
Rated 16/20 by le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009 Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 87/100 au Grand Jury Européen
Rated 14.5/20 by La Revue des Vins de France - Les meilleurs vins de France
2009
Vintage 2007 :
Rated 15,5/20 by Jancis Robinson
Classé «Très bon» by Vino Magazine Juin Juillet 2008
Vintage 2008 (Primeurs) :
Rated 89-91/100 by Robert Parker - 2009
Rated 15.5/20 by Gault & Millau - Bernard Burtschy - 2009
Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com