Additional information
Appellation | Vin de France |
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Vintage | 2018 |
Varieties | Mourvèdre (30 ans), (15hl/ha) |
Terroir | Fluvial terraces of sandstone pebbles on clay-limestone soils |
Viticulture | Trained goblet pruning, cultivation with ploughing 2 rows out of 3, inter-vine cultivation |
Harvest | Picked by hand, Sorting in the vineyard and in the cellar before destemming |
Winemaking | Tapered wooden vats and earthenware amphorae, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 35-day maceration in vats without handling, 10 months in jars (dolia) |
Ageing | On fine lees with weekly rotating stirring of the barrels for 12 months |
Production | 8100 bottles, Bottled unfined and unfiltered |
Tasting Note | Luscious nose of red fruits and slightly spicy notes. Unctuous, straight and fresh on the palate, reminiscent of the nose. Tannins nicely rounded. Good length. |
Pairings | Spicy, Mediterranean cuisine with character. Lamb, couscous, aubergine. Refined Cantal cheese |
Alcohol | 14.5% |
Evolution | Will develop towards notes of sweet spices, leather and blond tobacco |
Service | Decant and serve at 15ºC |