Château Penin
This family business was founded in 1855 by Louis Carteyron and his son Jacques. In 2022, Antoine and his brother Etienne became the sixth generation to run the estate, which has grown to 50 sustainably farmed hectares. This lighter red blends 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc from grapes grown on a limestone plateau at the top of the village. After a short maceration over 24-48 hours, this was lightly pressed and slowly fermented at low temperature over 20 days, with MLF done on roughly 50% of the vats. It was then matured 4 months on fine lees before bottling. This used to be the wine for the family and was not commercialized until Jacques started to sell it in the 80s.
Pouring a light crimson hue, this is a slight, light red, with crushed wildflowers, wild raspberry, and finely lifted acidity framed with barely there tannins from the short maceration. The finish lingers with pink peppercorn. A charmer.
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Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $23
Style: Still
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: AOC Bordeaux Clairet
Country: France
Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes
Château Penin
This family business was founded in 1855 by Louis Carteyron and his son Jacques. In 2022, Antoine and his brother Etienne became the sixth generation to run the estate, which has grown to 50 sustainably farmed hectares. This lighter red blends 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc from grapes grown on a limestone plateau at the top of the village. After a short maceration over 24-48 hours, this was lightly pressed and slowly fermented at low temperature over 20 days, with MLF done on roughly 50% of the vats. It was then matured 4 months on fine lees before bottling. This used to be the wine for the family and was not commercialized until Jacques started to sell it in the 80s.
Pouring a light crimson hue, this is a slight, light red, with crushed wildflowers, wild raspberry, and finely lifted acidity framed with barely there tannins from the short maceration. The finish lingers with pink peppercorn. A charmer.
Read more about Château Penin here.
Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $23
Style: Still
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: AOC Bordeaux Clairet
Country: France
Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes
