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All planting statistics are courtesy of the CIVB.
Château Lafite
There are two schools of thought regarding assemblage in Bordeaux. One side prefers to create the final blend early in the year after harvest, in time for the April en primeur tasting. (A chief criticism lobbed at the annual tasting is that scores are awarded to barrel selections, not complete wines.) The opposing perspective would prefer to blend just before bottling, in order to isolate and observe the maturation of separate components for as long as possible. Bottling typically occurs in April, preceded by fining and/or filtration. Some winemakers prefer one or the other; some bottle without either. Bordeaux, a creature of habit, is finished with a cork, although the closure is not mandated by AOC law.
Pomerol.
St-Emilion Classification completed in 1955 & legally enacted in 1958. The harvest completed in 1958 or bottled in 1958?
Hey Vernon! The classification was formally enacted with the 1955 vintage. As this was the first-ever classification, there were two amendments in the summer and fall of 1958. After that, the next adjustments came with the classification published in 1969.