Talk:Château Cantemerle

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A fact from Château Cantemerle appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 February 2008.

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This article is beginning to take shape. On other wines, there's a photo of the Chateau itself. We should try and procure such a photo. Otherwise I'm pretty much saying this wine is ready to rise in the hierachy - perhaps to B-status, as sources are scarce.--Nwinther (talk) 13:41, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Without references it can not become a B-article. Fortunately, sources are not that scarce however. MURGH ^disc. 14:33, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

I've added the 3 sources at my disposal (one of which is online and quite good in my estimation [1] superficially, I'm sure they can be plugged in much better, just a start. MURGH ^disc. 17:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

This is a nice article. Murgh is spot on about it needing sourcing though. However, it would need a little more than that to meet B level. A good example to follow would be the B-scale assessment example Jammu and Kashmir in terms of a fully developed lead and structured paragraph. The history, vineyard and wine section would need some work in this regard. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 02:25, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Info on vineyards

Does anyone have a good source on the topography and soil composition of the vineyards? The best I could find was a brief mention of sand. Also, as an unrelated aside, is there a ref for the asterisk comment? While I have seen 1855 lists with an asterisk, I can't find any sources ATM for that. Agne^Cheese/^Wine 00:10, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Unfortunately no, my normally deep Peppercorn is brief about soil "The vineyards are on fine, gravelly ridges..", preferring to go on about vintages and charming old Dubos. Nothing on asterisk either. MURGH ^disc. 00:59, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Try this site: http://www.medoc-wines.com/rubriques-eng/resultats-new.asp?pos_fiche=2 - it's not much prose but you get the basics. The Chateau's own website says: "Cantemerle soil is a mixture of silica and gravel. The gravels, which appeared as a result of thousand-year-old erosion of the Pyrenees by the river Garonne, form one of the fundamental elements of a quality vineyard. They form poor soils where the vines "struggle" to give rise to grapes with high concentration. Besides this, the small pebbles in the soil fulfil the role of a filter and actively contribute to grape maturity by reflecting the sun's rays and, during the night, retaining the heat soaked up in the day." --Nwinther (talk) 20:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)