By Les Hauts de Granget
2018 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Tasting Notes
Les Hauts de Granget is an alliance of winegrowers producing quality wines while respecting the terroir and vines. This exquisite full-bodied Saint-Emilion Grand Cru has a complex nose of cinnamon and ripe red fruit such as black cherry and blueberry. The silky roundness of the delicate oak flavors is followed by its fine tannic structure. The lengthy, luscious finish leaves your mouth wanting more. Enjoy with roasted or braised meats and strong, semi-mature cheeses.

Vintage
The 2018 growing season had a challenging start. In the first half, the region was met with incredibly wet conditions. However, the vineyards bathed in hot, sunny weather from mid-July through harvest. Later-picked fruit created more tannic, richer wines, while the earlier fruit created fresher and slightly lighter cuvees. This vintage is full of diverse character and style yet doesn't stray from quality.

Winemaking
Les Hauts de Granget is an elegant blend of grapes from old sand and clay-limestone soils. After the grapes are harvested and separated by variety, they enter a gravity-flow, temperature-controlled winemaking process. Maceration lasts 25-30 days, after which the wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels.

Wine Details
Origin: Bordeaux, France
Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Blend: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Soil: Old sand and clay-limestone soils

Vinification
Farming: Harvested by plot and grape variety
Winemaking: Gravity flow with temperature control, 25-30 days maceration
Aging: 12 months in French oak barrels

Technical Information
Alcohol: 14.00%
[Information provided by Serge Dore Selections]

Union de Producteurs de Saint-Emilion, Les Hauts de Granget, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France, 2018
Producer: Union de Producteurs de Saint-Emilion
Wine Name: Les Hauts de Granget
Vintage: 2018
Sub-region: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Award: Gold
Score: 96
Colour: Red
Style: Still - Dry (below 5 g/L residual sugar)
Closure: Natural Cork
Alcohol Level: 14.0%
Bottle Size: 75cl
Grape Composition: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Tasting Notes: Ripe black cherry, blueberry, cedar and cinnamon on the nose. Full bodied with fine grained ripe tannins. Cabernet Franc helps to give some refreshing acidity that balances the depth of fruit concentration.

LES HAUTS DE GRANGET Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018
Rating: 92
Value: $70
Drink: 2022-2035
Country: France    
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru        
Editor: J. D'Angelo    
Issue: March, 2022
Importer: Serge Dore Selections
The 2018 Les Hauts de Granget is a lovely showing in this vintage. It beings [sic] with inviting aromas of dark berries and dark plums, which are laced with spices, tobacco and wet gravel nuances. On the palate this offers a medium body with a soft, round mouthfeel with a lovely mineral streak that frames the long finish. This is accessible and drinking well now, but should also develop very nicely over the next few years.