Château Cap Léon Veyrin Cru Bourgeois Listrac-Médoc AOC

Name: Château Cap Léon Veyrin Cru Bourgeois Listrac-Médoc AOC - Vinumlector
SKU: FR0120-1

Family owned since 1810, the Château Cap Léon Veyrin originates from the meeting of Château Cap Léon and the Veyrin estate. Cape comes from the word “head”. In fact, the vineyards of Cap Léon are located on the highest points of Listrac-Médoc, favoring natural drainage and ideal sunshine. Nathalie and Julien Meyre, are the 6th generation of the family running this property, perpetuate the tradition: predominance of Merlot, collage with egg white, aging of 12 months in barrels, manual harvesting for young parcels and for old vines, while bringing their dynamism to this renowned Cru Bourgeois Supérieur du Médoc.

The 1966 Château Cap Léon Veyrin is a rare artifact from a historic, classically magnificent Bordeaux vintage. Across the Left Bank, 1966 was celebrated for producing remarkably balanced, long-lived, and elegant wines. At six decades old, this bottle has moved deep into its twilight tertiary phase, offering an extraordinarily rare, fragile, and purely antique tasting experience.

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VARIETALS
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
1966

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SKU: FR0120-1

Château Cap Léon Veyrin Cru Bourgeois Listrac-Médoc AOC

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TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 12%

APPEARANCE
A pale tawny color with a wide, amber-fined rim showing significant age.

NOSE
Highly delicate and purely ethereal. The primary black fruits are completely gone, replaced entirely by complex tertiary aromas of dried leaves, cedarwood, leather, mushrooms, and umami notes of soy sauce.

PALATE
Light to medium-bodied, soft, and fragile. The naturally prominent and rustic Listrac tannins have completely melted away over the decades, leaving the stage to a gentle acidity and traces of dried autumn leaves, iron mineral notes, and old cellar spice.

AGEING
In oak barrels for 12 months (60% new).

PAIRING
A wine of this age is is best enjoyed entirely on its own to study its fragile aromatic evolution. If paired, choose extremely light, savory accents.

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