| Technical specifications |
| Batch n° |
L 00 425 |
| Quantity bottled |
2325 bottles. |
| Bottling date |
April 2000 |
| Date of agreement |
03/01/2000 |
| Agreement certificate number |
199901054 |
| Alcohol content |
13,99 |
| Yield |
35 hl/hectare (the appellations's
decree authorises 55 hl/hectare) |
| Treatments |
No weed killers or chemical synthesis
products.
All treatments only with herbal preparations, rock powder
and Bordeaux mixture within a limit of 3Kg of copper metal/hectare/year.
Wine produced by means of Biodynamic farming (under conversion)
controlled by Ecocert. |
| Harvesting methods |
manually, by tubs of 30Kg on a
quad bike trailer. |
| Wine-making |
Fermentation started solely with
the grape's own yeast.
100% de-stalked; daily pumping over and release at the
start of maceration.
No addition of wine making products (gum arabic, glycerine,
potassium sorbate, tartric acid, etc...) |
| Malolactic fermentation |
Yes. |
| Total quantity of SO2 (sulphur) |
58mg/Litre |
| Total acidity |
3,27g/Litre |
| Volatile acidity |
0,31g/Litre |
| Ageing in oak casks |
50% in wine casks. |
| |
Grape varieties
- 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre.
|
Tasting
- Robe: a purple colour which is deep, intense, limpid
and bright.
- Nose: Powerful, black fruits, laurel and nutmeg.
- Mouth: A very attractive structure. Rounded and fatty;
completed with present and silky tannins.
|
Serving suggestions
- This wine of character and charm is well suited to
red meats, rare roast beef casserole, non-poultry game,
spicy sauces, rich cow's milk cheeses. A perfect combination
with black chocolate. Divine with a Havana cigar!
|
| Serving temperature: 18° |
Conservation
- A powerful wine which can be drank immediately, but
which can be kept for 4 to 5 years.
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Distinctions
- Gold medal - Concours Gardois 2001
- Gold medal - Foire d'Uzès 2001
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