Maison Boiteau - Le Taillis - Merlot 2021
La Maison Boiteau is a high quality micro-business . Born in 1977 in Saumur with a grandfather who was a wine grower in Charentes, Julien Boiteau lived for more than 20 years in Bourgueil and became passionate about vines and wine. Through his different experiences and the meeting of passionate men with whom he enriched himself during his 20 years as head of culture at Château Margaux, he created Maison Boiteau in 2014. Today, his wife Maïté l joined in the adventure and it is as a family that they work to create a great Charentes wine . This ambitious objective implies rigorous specifications : the selection of small plots worked by passionate winegrowers on very specific terroirs, the monitoring and carrying out of certain work throughout the year, the harvest on the chosen plots is carried out through their care, they make sure to protect and preserve the quality of the grapes purchased from meticulous winegrowers.
Le Taillis is made from Merlot aged 35 years, cultivated on a Campanian limestone terroir on an east-facing hillside. The harvest is manual then destemmed without crushing. The maceration lasts about 20 days with little extraction. Aging lasts 12 months in barrels of 1 to 3 wines, then 6 months in stainless steel vats .
Grape variety: 100% Merlot