Chateau Massereau, Cuvée K Bordeaux Superieur 2011

Producer: Chateau MassereauRegion: Barsac, BordeauxVarietals:  25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot and 15% Petit VerdotViticulture: Organic, BiodynamicCategory: RedSize: 750ml   Château Massereau, situated at Barsac at about 30 kilometers from Bordeaux, was built in the 16th century and acquired by the Chaigneau family in 2000. The estate extends over 19 hectares, 10 planted (6 600 - 7 000 plants/hectare) in the Barsac, Graves and Bordeaux Superieur appellations. Jean-François, who chose by passion to become a wine-maker, and Philippe, his brother, sales manager, have taken on a real challenge. Quality and authenticity are the key-words of the estate to give birth to fine, natural, authentic artisan wines. Extreme vine-growing and wine-making methods, with respect of the terroir, of the vines, of the grapes on the 3 terroirs of Barsac, Graves and Bordeaux Superieur : ploughing (sometimes with horses) (no chemical weeding), disbudding, thinning out of leaves, selectio