Appellation : Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Township : Saint-Etienne de Lisse
Environmental certification : HVE 3
Cuvée : Château Haut Veyrac 2021
Vintage : 2021
% vol/alc : 13,5 %
Production : 15 000 bouteilles
Color : Red
Harvest date : 28/09/2021
Bottling : 02/06/2023 at the property
Vineyard
Soil : Clay plateau on limestone and clay-silty.
Blend : Merlot 90%, Cabernet Franc 10%.
Surface area : 9,3 hectares (23 acres) : 8,3 hectares (20,5 acres) of Merlot and 1 hectare (2,5 acres) of Cabernet Franc.
Average age of vines : >60 years (1,7 ha), 20>years<50 (4,6 ha), 15 years (1ha), 6 years (2ha).
Density of planting : 6000 vines/ha.
Cultural
Pruning : Double guyot pruning.
Ground work : mechanical (0 weedkiller).
Spray : 11 passes based on bio-control product (50 %), phytopharmaceutical products (no CMR) and optimized use
according to climatic and phenological conditions and ungraded natural manure. Sexual confusion to control eudemis and 1 mandatory insecticide against the flavescence dorée leafhopper. copper used : 3216 g/ha. Our IFT (without bio-control) 2021 = 9,03.
Winemaking / Maturing
Harvest : Mechanical for half and manual on the old vines.
Winemaking : Bioprotection winemaking without sulfites during the vinification. Cold post fermentation 3 days. Concrete and stainless-steel tanks with temperature-controlled system.
Elevage : 10 to 14 months in barrels (french oak, 3 coopers), with 50% new barrels and 50% one year and ceramic amphora.
Awards :
Scores primeur: 90-93 pts William Kelley
90-91 pts James suckling
86-88 pts Neal Martin
91-93 pts Yves Beck
86-88 pts Lisa Perrotti Brown
89 pts Wine Enthusiast
William Kelley : “From a site next to Fleur-Cardinale, the 2021 Haut-Veyrac offers up aromas of sweet berries, cherries, loamy soil and spices. Medium to full-bodied, layered and lively, this impressively concentrated, vibrant wine concludes with a long, saline finish..”
James Suckling : “Aromas and flavors of flowers, such as orange blossom, and blackberries. Some crushed stone, too. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and tannins.”
Wine Enthusiast : This cuvée from Haut Veyrac is balanced with spice and wood flavors in the background. Its juicy character brings out the acidity of this smoky wine. Drink from 2026.
