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Château Nénan, Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux 2011
Art. # 0041
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Château Nenin
The winery is located in Bordeaux, one of the largest on the southwestern slopes of Pomerol. The chateau's consultant is one of the world's most prominent oenologists, Michel Rolland. The vineyards cover an area of 26.5 ha and are planted with 78% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the years, Cabernet Sauvignon has been reduced at the expense of Merlot, which gives the wine softness and depth. The soil is mainly gravelly and clayey-sandy, with little iron content. The average age of the vines is 30 years, some of the oldest are 50 years old. The wines produced in the chateau are characterized by a firm structure and freshness. Some describe them as "rather masculine wines." Like all great Pomerol wines, Château Nénin blooms over time, and depending on the harvest, it can take between 10 and 25 years.
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Bordeaux
Bordeaux is perhaps the most famous wine region in France, stretching 130 kilometers inland from the Atlantic Ocean coast; in 2018, 111,000 hectares of vineyards were registered, a figure that has remained largely stable over the previous decade; the main varieties grown here are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, and from these, various wines are made, with each producer having their own blend and proportions of the grape varieties; some of the most famous, expensive, and long-lasting wines in the world are produced here, with the subregions Medoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, and many others being well-known; Bordeaux is divided by the Gironde River into the left and right banks; the left bank (Medoc, Haut Medoc, Graves) is characterized by a more serious presence of Cabernet Sauvignon in the wine blend, while on the right bank (St. Emilion, Pomerol) Merlot predominates; in addition to red wines, Bordeaux is also famous for producing white wines, mainly a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, with the subregion Sauternes leading the ranking and the renowned Chateau d’Yquem, celebrated for its complex, multi-layered, aromatic, and sweet botrytized dessert wine.
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Merlot
Southwest of France is Merlot’s birthplace - the regions of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Merlot is nowadays widely planted across the world much like Cabernet Sauvignon because it is an early maturing grape variety and because of its ability to ripen fully even in slightly cooler climates. Smooth, velvety, soft and rounded - an “easy drinking" wine with tender tannic structure - these are the common descriptions of Merlot wines.
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