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LAST TWO BOTTLES OFFERED INDIVIDUALLY.
From the original and only recently opened original wooden case and in perfect condition.
Château La Confession should by now be on Bordeaux lovers radar.
THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER
The 7.5 hectare Saint Emilion vineyard of Chateau La Confession is situated right off the main road to Libourne, just outside the St. Emilion village. It’s not too far from Chateau Beausejour Becot . The terroir is clay, chalk and siliceous soils. On average, the vines are an impressive 43 years old. However, they also have old vines. Some of their Cabernet Franc vines are more than 70 years of age.
To produce the wine of Chateau La Confession, vinification takes place in open wood tanks with no added yeasts. Punching of the cap and pumping overs alternate night and day until 70% of the alcoholic fermentation has been completed. The total vatting time is between 5 and 6 weeks. The malolactic fermentation occurs in oak barrels from the Allier. Stirring of the lees takes place during fermentation.
At Chateau La Confession, Jean-Philippe Jannoueix uses a combination of different shaped, oak barrels. 50% of the barrels are in the traditional shape and the other 50% are in the shape of a cigar. Janoueix likes the cigar shaped barrels because they offer a better digestion of the lees by the wine, owing to a wider surface of exchange brought by their shape. The wine is aged in 100% new, French oak barrels for between 15 and 19 months, depending on the vintage. There is a second wine , Chateau Barreau. On average, the production of Chateau La Confession is 2,500 cases per year.
Robert Parker - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"One can not say enough about the work of young Jean-Philippe Janoueix, who also produces the wines at Chambrun (Lalande-de-Pomerol) and La Croix St.-Georges (Pomerol). La Confession is a tiny garagiste operation consisting of 7 acres of vines planted in clay and sand. The vineyard composition is 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. An outstanding offering, the 2003 La Confession boasts a dark ruby/purple colour in addition to superb aromas of white chocolate, espresso roast, black cherries, blackberries, and smoke. Highly-extracted, rich, and fleshy, with sweet tannin, it is a long, concentrated, very full-bodied wine that is impressively endowed. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2020+."
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