Ownership
M. Xavier Jean.
Director
M. Denis Pomarède.
Oenologist
M. Thomas Duclos.
Origin
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru.
History
Plot acquired in 2014, adjacent to the classified plots of Couvent des Jacobins on the Southwest Slope, and at the Lieu-dit Mazerat, at the heart of the Southwest Amphitheater of Saint-Emilion limestone plateau.
Estate size
About 1 hectare.
Vineyard age
Vines of about 60 years.
Yield
Yields were limited to about 30 hectolitres per hectare given the age of the vines.
Production
Only about 3,500 bottles plus a few large formats.
Blend
100% merlot.
Vine works
Special attention placed on managing the old age of the vines. Plot conducted using the requirements of organic farming.
Harvest
100 % hand harvests on September 16, 2023, with a first grape selection on the vine.
Winemaking
Whole-barrel vinification ('vinification intégrale') in 500-litre barrels for the whole plot. Daily slow manual pigeages for color extraction. Barrel-specific extractions at moderate temperatures to obtain silky tannins.
Ageing
Exclusively in new French oak barrels of 500L from the Allier / Tronçais / Bertranges forests. Ageing during about 20 months in oak.
Miscellaneous Data
Alcohol: 13.5% vol. and pH of about 3.70.
CALICEM 2023 to be bottle in September 2025.