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Vendredi 01 Jan 2010
Nous souhaitons à nos partenaires ainsi qu'à notre clientèle nos meilleurs voeux 2010
The Vignalet rouge
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Appellation
Saint-Chinian
Terroir
Mainly clay/limestone.
Long extended limestone plateaus (north-east/south-west) formed by sea in the Secondairy and Tertiary periods. Series of rock formations giving the landscape its particular colours of bright white rocks blending with the red tones of the bauxite, the sandstone and the clay.
Grape varieties
50% syrah
30%grenache
20%mourvèdre
Yield
40 Hl /hectares
Vinification
Destemming and sorting done by hand for the total harvest.
Cooled pre-fermentary maceration at 7ºC for 48 hours.
Fermentation during 10 days for the Grenache and 15 to 18 days for the Syrah and Mourvedre at temperatures regulated between 24 and 26 ºC.
Delestages (crushing of the cap) and remontages with oxygenations during the 5 first days of the fermentation followed by remontages depending on daily tastings.
Racking with oxygenation every 20 days after fermentation during 3 months.
Tasting notes
Syrah, Grenache and Mourverdre blend perfectly, giving this wine a complex and tasteful expression (cacao,coffee-roast) resulting in a palate of delicious red fruit. Tannins are present but fine, round and subtle. This wine, a perfect match with white meats and marinated roasts, can be tasted immediately or can be kept for 2 or 3 years. The wine is not filtered, therefore, it should be decanted a few minutes before serving.