FR Barton & Guestier Cabernet Sauvignon Pays d’OC

Barton & Guestier Depuis 1725

It was in 1725 that Irishman Thomas Barton settled in Bordeaux to start his company, which is today the city’s oldest winehouse still in activity… His grandson Hugh teamed up with Frenchman Daniel Guestier and in 1802 their partnership became official.

From the Chartrons area in the center of Bordeaux, barrels and bottles were loaded on board of ships that sailed via the Garonne river to numerous countries, starting with Ireland, England, Holland and the USA to reach over 130 countries at present.

The star grape variety of the Bordeaux area proves its complexity and strength on the Languedoc terroir.

LANGUEDOC | IGP PAYS D’OC

VINTAGE:  2021

ALC 12.5%

Grape varieties: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting notes: Deep garnet red with purple highlights. Good intensity, mixing ripe black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry) with flattering toasty and spicy notes when agitated. Round and smooth on the palate with velvety tannins.

Long fruity aftertaste with notes of vanilla and licorice.

Food matches: Grilled red meat, pasta, spicy dishes and cheese.

Winemaking: Classic vinification process with long maceration and partly ageing in oak. De-stalking and crushing of the grapes – alcoholic fermentation in vats with rack and return twice a day (temperature carefully controlled to reach 27°C / 81°F at the end of the fermentation) – micro oxygenation before malolactic fermentation to enhance the color and to supple the tannins.