Les Chemins

A real “postcard” of the estate, this wine is made from different parcels of slopes chosen from the whole vineyard. A delicious and complex wine, it is the path that leads to the other expressions in the range.

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Appellation

AOP Corbières

Vintage

2019, 2020

Varieties

Carignan (60 years old), Grenache (30 years old), Mourvèdre (15 years old), Syrah (15 years old), (20hl/ha)

Terroir

Blue marl, gravel on clay-limestone soil

Viticulture

Gobelet & cordon de Royat pruning, ploughing 2 rows out of 3, inter-vine cultivation

Harvest

Picked by hand, Sorting in the vineyard and in the cellar before destemming

Winemaking

Cement and stainless steel vats, 30-35 days of maceration with indigenous yeasts

Ageing

Vats and barrels with weekly stirring of the lees

Production

30000 bottles, Bottled unfined and unfiltered

Tasting Note

Complex nose of red and black fruits, bouquet of the garrigue. Round and fluid on the palate, combining energy and depth

Pairings

Sauce or simmered dishes, grilled meats, Mediterranean flavours, vegetable/lamb curry, cantal entre-deux, cow's milk cheese

Alcohol

14.5%

Evolution

Drink within 8 years

Service

Decant and serve at 15ºC

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