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Tasting notes

Cuvée Hugo contributes to the renown of the appellation. A fresh, pleasant, fruity wine (red berries, wild strawberries, blackcurrants), soft and integrated tannins, with light oak.

Scores & accolades

Several "favourites"
2008
2010 **
2016 *

Château Barrabaque Cuvée Hugo

Red

A wine making property since the 18th century, Château Barrabaque has belonged to the Noël family since 1936.
An exceptional terroir: in the Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac wine regions, close to Pomerol and Saint-Emilion, the Château produces some of the great Bordeaux wines, mostly Merlot.

TECHNICAL INFO
Appellation	Canon - Fronsac
VINEYARD	10 hectares
TYPICAL BLEND	70% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
VINES	On clay-limestone soil facing due south and siliceous clay at the bottom of the hillside. The operation of the vineyard is precise, traditional and considerate.
HARVEST	Careful sorting of the grape harvest after destemming.
ŒNOLOGIST	Caroline Noël-Barroux succeeded Nicole Noël, her mother, in 2004.
VINIFICATION	Fermentation in temperature-controlled cement vats. Sugar < 2 gr/l
AGEING	6 months in French oak barrels for 50% of the production
PRODUCTION	30,000 Bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT	14% vol.
CLOSURE TYPE	Diam's
PACKAGING	Cartons of 12 bottles