Clos Marsalette
Clos Marsalette was created in 2002 by Francis Boutemy. Francis Boutemy was already experienced in Bordeaux as he owned the neighboring estate of Chateau Haut Lagrange. Actually, it is fair to say that Francis Boutemy came from a wine family, as his grandfather, Jacques Guillemaud, was both a negociant and the owner of Chateau Larrivet Haut Brion, also located in Pessac Leognan.
The 13.6 hectare vineyard of Clos Marsalette has 12.3 hectares of vines devoted to red wine grapes which are planted to 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. This shows a decrease in the amount of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and an increase in the Merlot.
For the white Bordeaux wine of Clos Marsalette, the vineyard has 1.3 hectares of vines planted to 65% Sauvignon Blanc and 35% Semillon. The terroir is sand, clay, gravel and small stones in the soils. The vines have an average age of 16 years.
In the vineyard, the vines are planted to a vine density that varies from 5,500 up to 9,000 vines per hectare. The higher levels of vine density exists on the most recently planted blocks. The vineyards are farmed using organic, sustainable viticulture farming techniques.
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