2022 Coucy Confidences
Wow! This is really good, and refreshingly different. Darker fruit, a softer limestone presence, and a finish I particularly love. The nose is unconventional and may surprise you — but stay with it, because the wine itself is excellent and very well made. Drink now or hold for five to ten years.
This wine will be reordered from France and is expected to arrive to your door approximately between September and November.
$75.00
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Description
Overview:
A Montagne Saint-Émilion estate with a storied past dating back to 1882, when the Galineau family took ownership and won their first medal at the Concours Général Agricole de Paris just thirteen years later. In 2017, a young winemaker took on the challenge of breathing new life into Château Coucy, combining the prestige of its historic terroir with a modern, deeply committed vision. The Confidences cuvée is the estate’s micro-prestige bottling — a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, hand-harvested and double-sorted from the very best parcels of clay and limestone soils. The wine is fully fermented and aged twenty-four months in new French oak barrels, then individually selected barrel-by-barrel for inclusion in this exceptional cuvée. The estate’s environmental commitment has been recognized with the High Environmental Value (HVE) certification, France’s highest level — a beautiful expression of where modern winemaking and centuries of tradition meet.
Bob’s Review:
Wow! This is really good, and refreshingly different. Darker fruit, a softer limestone presence, and a finish I particularly love. The nose is unconventional and may surprise you — but stay with it, because the wine itself is excellent and very well made. Drink now or hold for five to ten years.
Additional Details:
Grape Varieties: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Wine Region: Montagne Saint-Émilion AOC, Bordeaux, France
Soil: Clay-limestone inclines, including the rare and prized “blue clay” that provides excellent water regulation during dry periods
Time in Barrels: 24 months
Type of Barrels: 100% new French oak barrels (also fully fermented in new French oak — integral vinification)
Additional Details:
- Confidences is the estate’s micro-prestige cuvée — a barrel-by-barrel selection of the highest-quality barrels
- Hand-harvested with a strict yield of just 30 hectoliters per hectare
- Grapes undergo two sortings (vibrating table and densimetric bath) before vinification
- Estate certified High Environmental Value (HVE) — France’s highest environmental certification
- Sustainable practices include winter sheep grazing for natural grass control, biocontrol pest management, and selective recycling
Shipping Expectations:
This wine will be reordered from France and is expected to arrive to your door approximately between September and November.
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