Château Massereau - Socrate 2011
Château Massereau is located in Barsac , in the Bordeaux wine region. The estate has belonged to the Chaigneau family since 2000. Jean-François, who chose to be a winegrower, brought his brother Philippe, from the world of tennis, into his passion. The estate covers 21 hectares, of which 11 hectares are planted with vines in a protected ecosystem. The duo produces natural wines ; little use of copper to preserve microbial life and living soils, vinification without oenological input, doses of sulfur between 10 and 35 mg/L for all wines.
The Socrate vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Merlot à Queue Rouge and Petit Verdot . After a drastic selection of the grape berries, they are lightly destemmed then crushed by hand and put into new open barrels . The wine is aged for 20 to 24 months depending on the vintage.
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Merlot à Queue Rouge, Petit Verdot
