Château Bernadotte, 2002 Haut Medoc.

Grape Varieties: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.

Wine Making: The grapes are picked by hand. The sorting of the harvest is carried out directly in the parcels so that only grapes that are ripe and sound enter the vat-room. The vinification is done traditionally with a gentle extraction of the composites of the grape.

Viticulture: The Vineyard today is spread over 35 hectares grouped together around the Château. The soils in the main are gravelly/sandy and naturally well drained with an important degree of clay in depth, permitting resistance to draught and moderate water stress during the maturation period of the grapes.

Tasting Note: Big colour with lots of ripe blackcurrant fruit, good chalky tannins, very attractive and smooth silky fruit.