Petit Corbin-Despagne was created to satisfy the needs of private customers in search of a fruit-driven wine that would be perfect for informal parties and also to meet the demands of n-trade customers who wished to offer their clients a wine that could be enjoyed young.
As from the magnificent 1998 vintage, precision work based on our terroir studies was undertaken to fine-tune selection of plots.
Petit Corbin-Despagne is a selection of lots coming from vines of 10 to 20 years old which will in the future provide the grapes of Grand Corbin-Despagne, once these plots are over 20 years old. This special plot selection aims to bring out attractive fresh fruit and smooth tannins in the wine.
General technical data
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Location
In the north of the Saint-Emilion appellation, adjacent to PomerolAppellation
Saint-Emilion Grand CruSurface area
Variable (depending on the vintage)Grape varieties
Merlot 80% – Cabernet-Franc 20%Age of the vines
10 to 20 yearsSoils
Clay-sand over iron deposits and ancient sands over clayRootstocks
101-14, 3309, RipariaDensity of plantation
6,000 to 8,000 vines per hectareVine-growing methods
Ploughing or a grass cover crop without any use of weedkillers.
The vineyard is organically-grown and supervised as such by Qualisud.Vinification
Different operations that can vary according to plot batches and vintage :
numerous short pump-overs, rack and return (délestage) and punching down of the cap
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Yield
40 to 45 hl/haHarvesting
By hand in small crates with 5 successive sortingsVinification
Different operations that can vary according to plot batches and vintage: numerous short pump-overs, rack and return (délestage) and punching down of the cap (pigeage)Ageing
50% third-fill barrels and 50% in vatBottling
21 months after the harvestAnnual production
25,000 to 40,000 bottles depending on the vintage
