Château Citran Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The sunny summer and the back exceptional season contributed to perfect the success
of this vintage. This climatic conditions were completely favourable to the optimum
maturation of the berries and their excellent sanitary state. They also allowed the grape
harvest made in the good conditions. The wine growers were able to decide the best dates
to harvest grape variety by grape variety, and plot by plot. The blend gives to theses wines
a beautiful acidity, the freshness and a very expressive fruit. This year is also characterized
by a strong concentration of anthocyanes with ripe and silky tannins and an alcoholic power.
The extraordinary potential of theses wines is confirmed.

APPELLATION: Haut-Médoc
COLOR: Purple rim, limpid

NOSE: A complex and highly appealing, toasted notes of toast, to black fruit (blackcurrant).
PALATE: This entry is elegant, fine and racey. The palate is fat, long and powerful. It is very
fresh and onctuous in the mouth, this reveals sweetness is perfectly balanced by acidity.
Ends with a lingering finish. This is a wine with plenty of expression.

TASTING ADVICE: This is a wine to keep , from 8 to 10 years.
ALCOHOL / VOLUME: 13.5°

GRAPE VARIETY: 42 ha Cabernet Sauvignon / 47.5 ha Merlot / 4.5 ha Cabernet Franc
SOILS: Sandy gravelly soils / Marly chalky soils
VINEYARD: 94 hectares

HARVESTS: By hand. Rigorous parcel selection, grapes sorted on wine-stock and on sorting
table. From October 5th to October 22th 2010 for the Merlot. From October 20th to October 21th
2010 for the Cabernet Franc. From October 22th to October 28th 2010 for the Cabernet Sauvignon.

BLENDING: 42 % Cabernet Sauvignon / 55 % Merlot / 3 % Cabernet Franc

GRAPES: Thermoregulation on each tank. Traditionnal vinifications (T 28°C). Malolactic
fermentations partially made in new barrels. 38% of new barrels in French oak. Traditionnal
ageing with racking every three months. Fining with white eggs. Bottling at the Château.

Château Citran Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois