Vilmart & Cie Coeur de Cuvee 2012

WINEMARKER’S NOTES To the eye, a lucid crimson sits in the glass. Aromatics of ripe cranberries, forest floor, morels and a touch of bramble engage. The wine slips onto the palate with a silky, enveloping balanced and riveting, the wine closes with concentration and finesse – an exemplar of drinkability. Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir Alcohol: 15.4% Maturation: Aged 9 months in French Oak, 78% New

The vines, which are at least 25 years old, were planted near the Grand Cru Mambourg above the Clarisses monastery in Sigolsheim. The yields here are only 26 hl/ha. Ruby red color, beautiful shine. The nose is discreet with a floral touch as well as notes of mara strawberries. In the mouth, a precision, a depth, a radiance that makes you want to repeat endlessly. Beautiful body hold, this racy wine reveals superb liveliness. A touch on the palate with notes of velvet. It has a rigor and a solar tone which underline its raw material and allow this Pinot Noir to give a very gastronomic dimension. Food Pairing: Veal, Game, Poultry, Mushroom "Stunning blackberry and black-cherry nose with notes of orange zest and cinnamon. Such a graceful wine, the power and concentration below the waterline at the front and on the mid-palate, until they sweep you away at the diamond-bright finish. So much energy and vitality that it's dangerous! From a site just below the Grand Cru Furstentum. 65% whole cluster. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold." - 98 points, James Suckling

Château Corbin, situated in the Saint Emilion AOC on the border of the Pomerol appellation, is one of the patriarchs of Saint Emilion. Its foundations date back to the 15th century, and according to legend Corbin, was the stronghold that belonged to the “Black Prince” Edouard de Plantagenet who fought the French in the early stages of the Hundred Year War. Since 1999, the estate is managed by Anabelle Cruse Bardinet, a Bordeaux University oenology graduate, who represents the 4th generation of the family to lead the Chateau. VINEYARD Varietals : 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet franc Soils : Clay and sandy clay with ferric clay subsoil Size of the vineyard : 13 ha (by the border of Pomerol) Age of the vine :15 20 years Planting density : 7 500 vines/ha Average Yield : 35 hl/ha Harvest : By hand with double sorting WINEMAKING Vinification: Plot by plot vinification in concrete vats. Maceration 3 4weeks Aging: In French oak barrels Bottling: At the Château TASTING NOTES Divin offers in its dark dress a wonderful expression of pure and concentred dark fruit. The palate is immediately seduced by the structure of its body: juicy, fresh with fine and elegant tannins. A divine wine that will charm all palates!