the technical sheet

May 2014
Château Gazin Rocquencourt Red 2011
Appellation Pessac-Léognan (A.O.C.)
Vintage
A winemaker's vintage in which dry conditions and early growth were the key factors.
After a mild, wet winter, the spring was exceptionally dry until 15 July when welcome rain (50 mm)
refreshed the vines. This year again the sustainable viticulture approach (full ploughing, no herbicides
or insecticides) practised at the estate for more than ten years, enabled the vines to survive the water
stress without any major damage.
The bud-break at the end of March and steady growth of the vines resulted in a superb flowering in
mid May. To cope with the dry period at the end of the spring, leaves were removed on a parsimonious
basis, and the early, substantial thinning was adapted to the root development of each vine in order to
enable the grapes to continue to develop appropriately. The end of véraison, when the grapes turn
colour, was around 10 August.
Canopy management operations, carried out in mid August, enabled the ripening of the red grapes to
be regulated and refined.
The harvests were fairly early, and took place over a short, compact period in good conditions, with
healthy, perfectly ripe grapes. The white grapes were harvested in numerous successive pickings from
23 August to 12 September, and the reds from 13 to 27 September.
Harvest period
Merlot
Cabernets
From 13 to 23 september 2011
From 21 to 27 september 2011
Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
55%
45%
Technical data
Density of plantation
Average age of vines
Pruning method
19,5 hectares
55% de Cabernet Sauvignon
45% de Merlot
Well-drained gravels and clay gravels
on shelly limestone and clay subsoil
10 000 plants / ha
25 years old
Guyot double
Average yield
Harvest
Vinification
Ageing
Ageing period
20 hl/ha
Manual
Thermoregulated stainless steel vats
Traditional oak barrels: 45% new oak
20 months
Oenologist Consultants
Michel Rolland & Athanase Fakorellis
Area in red (A.O.C.)
Grape varieties
Géology
Tasting
Fresh, open bouquet with aromas of red fruit (raspberries and blackberries) and menthol notes.
Smooth and full-bodied on the palate. Supple development with the same aromas as the nose. A wellbalanced wine with a refined, elegant structure.
Château Malartic Lagravière - Tel. +33 (0)5 56 64 75 08 – Fax. +33 (0)56 64 99 66
malartic-lagraviere@malartic-lagravière.com – www.malartic-lagraviere.com
May 2014
Château Gazin Rocquencourt Red 2011
Press Release
Robert Parker - erobertparker.com - April 2012
89 - 91 A sleeper of the vintage, this under-the-radar Pessac-Leognan estate has turned
out a beautifully concentrated, rich Graves offering notes of strawberries, jammy cherries,
cedar and barbecue smoke. Loads of fruit and glycerin, soft tannins and adequate acidity
make for a sexy claret to drink over the next 7-8 years.
Steven Spurrier - Decanter - April 2012
16+*** Fine cassis/tobacco leaf nose, good clarity and depth of fruit and quite tannic. Good
future. Drink 2015-2022.
James Suckling - JamesSuckling.com - April 2012
89 - 90
Fabian Barnes - In Vino Veritas - Juin - Juillet 2012
14+ Complexité - 16 Plaisir. « Mes meilleurs crus ». Du fruit, une bonne chair croquante,
juteuse, de la vinosité, une bonne longueur, un équilibre très plaisant, une certaine
élégance.
Jacques Dupont - Le Point Supplément Vins - Mai 2012
15.5 Terre humide, fruits noirs confits, onctueux, charnu, tanins gras, élevage marqué,
note de réglisse, violette, riche, doit se patiner. O=2016 – G=10 ans.
Rolf Bichsel - Vinum - June 2012
15 Würzig, massiv, hart, entspricht dem Jahrgang. 2017 bis 2024.
Fabian Barnes - In Vino Veritas - Juin - Juillet 2012
14+ Complexité - 16 Plaisir. « Mes meilleurs crus ». Du fruit, une bonne chair
croquante, juteuse, de la vinosité, une bonne longueur, un équilibre très plaisant, une certaine
élégance.
Chris Kissack - The Wine Doctor - winedoctor.com - April 2012
14 - 15
Château Malartic Lagravière - Tel. +33 (0)5 56 64 75 08 – Fax. +33 (0)56 64 99 66
malartic-lagraviere@malartic-lagravière.com – www.malartic-lagraviere.com