Chateau Martinet is a property belonging to the Pradel de Lavaux family – in fact it is their family home. The estate here is very interesting as it and its near neighbour Chateau Quinault L’Enclos are slowly being engulfed buy the outskirts of Libourne. The soils here are a mixture of gravel and sand, a continuation of Saint Emilion’s Graves sub-region, these are the soils found at Chateau Figeac, Chateau Cheval Blanc and also accross the boundary into Pomerol at Chateau Lafleur. The wine is a well-made, rich Merlot-dominated style with plenty of ripe black-plum fruit and developed notes of prune and raisin.
To find out more about this wine, its price and where to purchase it follow this link to the Wine-Searcher website: https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/martinet+grand+cru+st+emilion+bordeaux+france/2015?referring_site=DCA
▶️ CHAPTERS:
0:00 Chateau Martinet Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2015 wine label
0:14 The estate is classed as a Saint Emilion Grand Cru
0:24 Size of the estate
0:37 Is the family home of the Pradel de Lavaux family
0:53 Located in the outskirts of Libourne
1:05 Located near Quinault L’Enclos
1:15 Came into the family by marriage from the Horeau family
1:26 The Horeau family are known for their negociant business Horeau-Beylot
1:47 Louis Horeau consolidated the family business into a Propriétaire-Négociant
2:11 Business passes to Louis’ sons in law Jacques Pradel de Lavaux and Rene de Coninck
2:21 Location of the family’s estates
2:32 To day the estates are run by brother and sister Axel and Ines Pradel de Lavaux
2:45 The estate sits on sand and gravel soils, a continuation of St Emilion’s Graves sub-region
3:04 Average vine age is 40-years
3:14 2015 vintage in Saint Emilion
4.23 WINEMAKING – Picked and sorted by hand
4:33 Fermented plot by plot in small concrete tanks
4:50 Vatting went on for 2-3 weeks
5:00 Aged in French oak barrels for 15-18 months (33%new, 33% 2nd fill, 33% 3rd fill & older)
5:25 Blend
5:46 TASTING – Appearance
6:16 Aromas
7:11 Palate
8:36 Conclusion
9:03 Score
9:18 Consume over the next 2-3 years
9:39 Thanks, closing remarks and sign-off
▶️To watch my tasting of Chateau Martinet Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2025 (En Primeur) follow this link: https://youtu.be/OBl07bbRPUI
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