Pomerol

Beef, Lamb, Game (deer, venison), Poultry

The 7 hectare Feytit Clinet terroir consists of gravel, sand and clay soils. On average the vines are close to 35 years of age. The vine density is 7,150 vines per hectare.

The wine remains on its lees for several months, which helps add to the its richness, color and depth. The wine is then aged in 70% to 80% new, French oak barrels for between for 16 to 18 months before bottling.

To produce the wine of Chateau Feytit Clinet, after the grapes are sorted twice before and after destemming on two successive tables, the vinification of Chateau Feytit Clinet takes place in seven, small, 46 hectoliter, concrete fermentation vats and two smaller stainless steel tanks. The temperatures during fermentation vary from 28 degrees Celsius and 29 degrees Celsius. The wine of Feytit Clinet spends 4-5 weeks in vat following the alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation takes place in 70% to 80% new French oak barrels.

Chateau Feytit-Clinet is a 6 hectare estate located in the appellation of Pomerol. In 1966 Jean-Pierre Moueix leased the estate and started distributing the wines. In 2000 following a legal dispute the owners the Chasseuil family took over the estate. Now the estate is planted to 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and produces 2 000 cases per year. Jérémy Chasseuil the oenologist of the family succeeded in raising his wines to the level of the safe values of the appellation. In order to do this he did not need the latest technology or the latest innovations: he kept his cellar simple and almost out of date. The secret comes from the superb soil of gravel and clay. The wines are said to be the mirror image of the appellation.