France, Languedoc-Roussillon
Carignan, Grenache
Certifications
Alcohol
12.5%
Analytical data
dry
6.3 g/l residual sugar
3.25 g/l acidity
3.56 pH
Vineyard
Terroir of Saint Chinian
Training: Goblet / Head
Soil: 50% Clay, 50% Limestone
Vine density: 2500
Yield: 65hl/ha hl/ha
Soil Type
Calcareous clay
Winemaker
Marilyn Lasserre
Harvest Notes
Pre-maceration at 6°C to gently extract the colour and also post-maceration at 32°C to continue to extract the tannin structure after the fermentation.
Viticulture
Vines around 60 years old, 6000 vines per hectare and gobelet trained
Vinification
Traditional vinification with a long maceration and daily pumping over and pigeage to extract colour and tannin structure.
Maturation
Matured in stainless steel tanks for 3-4 months.
Aromas
Wood: none
Taste
Body: moderate
Bottling
Size: 0.750l
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