Chateau Le Jay - Le Grand Jay 2019
Located in the North of Libournais in Bordeaux , the estate of Henri Duporge has 18 hectares planted with Merlot, Cabernet, Malbec and Carménère Noire. He is the owner of Château Le Geai and Château Touzet. In 2000, he took over the family business and created Château Le Geai, using organic and biodynamic farming with Demeter certification . He himself takes care of the work in the vineyard, the vinification and the production of the wine. The different grape varieties are vinified separately and Henri Duporge uses a very little interventionist technique called " Glougloutage ". This consists of immersing the marc and maintaining it throughout its fermentation in a closed environment without any intervention; a bung allows the gas to escape and the wine to "gurgle" in the middle of the material.
Le Grand G is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc with Malbec and Carménère . It undergoes a pre-fermentation maceration with indigenous yeasts then a 3-week vatting. The wine is aged in barrels and amphoras for 12 months .
Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Carménère