{"title":"L'Aurage | Côtes de Castillon","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1 c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_0d889cdb-6dce-4003-91cf-9b58542bae19.jpg?v=1530185568\" alt=\"Domaine de L'Aurage Winery Côtes de Castillon\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1 c2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1\"\u003eDomaine de l'Aurage is a property in the Côtes de Castillon appellation owned and run by Louis Mitjavile. Louis, a hugely talented winemaker, cut his teeth working for his father François Mitjavile, the iconic trailblazer at Tertre Roteboeuf in St-Emilion and Roc de Cambes in the Côtes de Bourg. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1 c2\"\u003eHaving forged a remarkable reputation in his own right as a consultant for many successful properties, it was clearly only a matter of time – and access to the right site – before Louis and his wife Caroline would set up on their own. Their patience was rewarded when the fabulous estate of Château Cadet came up for sale in the Côtes de Castillon, an appellation which is rising in status and popularity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1 c2\"\u003eThe first vintage in which Louis had complete control over his wine, from vine to glass, warranted a change in name, in recognition of a new regime, hence in 2007 Château Cadet made way for Domaine de l’Aurage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1 c2\"\u003eThe Domaine covers twenty hectares, with 18ha of vines in one block, making the estate very easy to work. The vine density is 6,000 vines per hectare, with an average age of twenty years and is principally Merlot (80%) with the remainder Cabernet Sauvignon. This property is within the highest area of St Genès de Castillon, adjoining St-Emilion, which has enjoyed a high reputation for many years. It is, in many ways, a dream property, a wonderful site which includes a very traditional villa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1 c2\"\u003eLouis’ aim is to harvest super-ripe grapes which offer intense black fruit, slightly candied, allied to equally ripe tannins, making for a seductive, richly-textured palate. His challenge in the cellar is extracting the full potential in a gentle, regular way and then stabilising the result through long maturation in new oak barriques. Louis wants to see opulence in his wines rather than concentration with balance being the overall objective.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-de-laurage-bordeaux-red-wine","title":"L'Aurage 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"c1\"\u003eL'Aurage, from Domaine de l'Aurage, is a Merlot based wine from the Côtes de Castillon, an undervalued region bordering Saint Émilion. The palate is cool-fruited and focused on the attack, the ripe raspberry fruit refreshed by juicy acidity on the mid-palate, which then fleshes out, opening onto a darker, blueberry and blackberry-fruited core.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e [#intro]Beautifully-textured, opulent, sensual \u0026amp; silky Merlot based red from the Côtes de Castillon...[\/intro]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine de l'Aurage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14317938212922,"sku":"A21LAURAGE-1","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/l_Aurage_2.jpg?v=1545244606"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_49addd49-4c16-422c-b201-ef30a167b6f1.jpg?v=1530185725","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/domaine-de-laurage-bordeaux-france.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}