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A chat with Mr. James Sichel of Maison Sichel, the owners of Chateau d’Angludet. The Sichel family also owns Chateau Palmer, the renowned 3rd growth of the 1855 classification amongst many other ventures. The 2006 wine I tasted has a a fragrant nose with distinct cherry and berry characters. On the palate, the wine has very well developed tannins that act in balance with the layered fruit and vanilla notes. This is the seductive, elegant and feminine wine of Margaux! POW 90.
Technical Information:
Bottling : Bottled at the Château
Packaging : Stamped wooden case
Ageing of the wine : Traditional vinification is carried out in cement vats. Vatting lasts for between 20 and 30 days, depending on the vintage and, after the malolactic fermentation, the wines go into barrel (one-third renewed every year) and remain there for 12 months. The final selection of which wines will go to make the final blend for Château d’Angludet is made in the following February or March. The process of selection is strict (as only the best wines can be included) and is done by a series of tastings. Once the final blend has been done, the wine is fined with egg whites and very lightly filtered before bottling.
Alcohol volume : 13% vol
Final blend : 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot.
Volume bottled : 87 000 bottles
Date of bottling : July 2008
2006 Vintage information : After a cold, dry winter, vine growth got off to a late start. Budburst was even and regular. The summer kicked off with an unusually sunny, dry and hot June and July, which allowed the vines and grapes to develop well. August was relatively cool with regular showers that kept growers constantly on the alert for disease. High temperatures in early September allowed the grapes to ripen. These high temperatures (35°C) led to proportionally low Merlot yields compared with the usual 35-40 percent After a period of grey weather with some rain and storms, harvesting began in the sunshine on September 19th. The last of the Merlot was picked on the 21st Harvesting resumed on October 2nd with the Cabernet Sauvignon after a break of a few sunny days which fostered ripening. The Petit Verdot was picked on October 2nd and 3rd. The weather during the 2006 harvest was changeable, with some showers but little overall rain in the Margaux appellation which enjoys a very special micro-climate.
Walid Romaya
Prince of Wine
