Wine Enthusiast 92 WE TOP 100 2022 Rank 90
CELLAR SELECTIONS
“A velvet texture backed by serious tannins sets the scene for richness and density in this wine. Black-plum flavors and ripe acidity presage plenty of aging potential. Drink this wine from 2025” ~RV

Decanter 92

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon
2019 Vintage Tasting Notes: Garnet red color; On the nose, black fruits dominate, mixed with Provençal herbs and floral notes (dried roses), sign of the greatest terroirs of Graves. The aromatic intensity reveals subtle notes of roasting and leather, a sign of a well-controlled aging in barrels. In the mouth, the attack is delicate, wadded, then the wine quickly asserts itself as dense and racy with a woody that does not exceed. We find a dominant fruitiness that lies on a final liquorice. The tannins, both fine and structuring, guarantee a continuously balanced weft. This cuvée will seduce by its intense floral aromatic accompanied by a dense and elegant texture. To be enjoyed today or at its peak between 2022 and 2025.

The Vintage 2019, by Jean-Sebastien Charles, Estate Manager & Winemaker:
“2019 is our second vintage with the advice of Stéphane Derenoncourt’s team, both culturally and oenologically. The rather extreme climatic conditions have forced us to be ever vigilant. The frost of May 4 and 5 hit some plots hardly. Then spring, cool and rainy, made flowering complex. From the beginning of July, the blue sky and the strong heat contributed to the maturity of the grapes with a heterogeneity between the plots. Our peasant common sense and our increased presence in the vineyard dictated to us to spread the harvest dates and harvest each plot at just maturity.
At the winery, the elimination of a few less ripe berries before embedding, the control of temperatures and the windings adapted to each quality of grapes have improved a «raw material» of quality but delicate. This 2019 vintage, the 24th of the Domaine, will rival the very large 2018 with its bright fruit, a fresher and more classic side, in the best sense of the word.”

SINGLE ESTATE
Château Haut Selve is the only creation of vineyard in Bordeaux in the 20th Century. The vineyard was planted in the historical Graves Appellation area over a pine forest where vines used to grow 120 years ago.
Each step of Chateau Haut Selve’s creation was thought and carried out as if it was a piece of art. The history of art and wine is the particularity of this property that is known to be one of the top five in Graves.
Since 2018, the property is certified HVE3 and Terra Vitis

THE VINEYARD~ DEEP GRAVELY SOIL & SAND
• Planting density of 5,500 feet per hectare
• Size adapted with a piecemeal approach to vigor
• Illuminated leaf area greater than 13,000 m2
• Soil nutrition by green fertilizers (beans, peas, mustard)
• Inter-row mechanical tillage without weeders
• Manual and mechanical pruning operations exclusively without chemical inputs
• Disbuddinginduring May to adjust the number of clusters per vine plant
• Yields 2019: 27Hl/Ha

INDIVIDUAL PLOT VINIFICATION & AGEING
• Maceration and fermentation in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks
• Management of extractions by analyzing the marc cap
• Maturing for 12 months in French oak barrels in several container sizes: two 50hl barrels, 70% 225L barrels, 20% 400L barrels, 10% 500L barrels (8 different coopers)