Pourpre de Château de Barbe, Côtes de Bourg

The Pourpre is made from grapes selected from the property's best vineyard plots and is a blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Malbec. After a pre-ferment cold maceration lasting up to six days, the wine undergoes a long cool fermentation followed by a year ageing in French oak, 50% new. Fleshy and structured with soft tannins, there is plenty of ripe fruit and a note of wild mint.