Blend: 80% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc
 
Winemaker Notes
The Château Haut Piquat is a fine and generous wine with a deep purple color, a complex nose of red fruit and vanilla. The aromas are balanced and harmonious. The nose is attached by the palate and has an excellent length. This typical Lussac Saint Emilion is a very elegant, somewhat complex wine that will become even more beautiful with some aging. Drinking it young is certainly no problem, but it is advisable to decant the bottle or open it 1-2 hours in advance so that the wine can breathe. Wonderfully meditative waltzing with a glass and this wine with an excellent price/quality reveals its secrets.
 
Pleasant mature Bordeaux with soft tannins and a full, rich flavor. Very complex nose. Beautiful brilliant purple color. Powerful fruit, concentrated cassis, black currants, something kruidigs, little wood, vanilla. High flavor content. Vinification takes place in stainless steel vats new. Fermentation under low temperature. Maturation in new oak barrels for 18 months.
 
About The Winery
 The owner of this beautiful house is Jean Pierre RIvière and the wine growing is assisted by the well-known wine consultant: Hervé Romat. The vineyard is located in the heart of the village of Lussac, northeast of Saint-Emilion and has an area of 20 Ha located on the famous Limestone plateau and red clay on the hills. We work sustainably with virtually no weed killer or fertilizer (HVE level 3). After harvest, vinification takes place in thermally regulated stainless steel barrels at low temperatures with regular pumping to achieve optimal extraction in peace and quiet. The wine then matures further in French oak barrels for 12 months (1/3 new barrels, 1/3 barrels of 1 year old, 1/3 barrels of 2 years old).