Tasting Notes
Elegant on the nose with truffle, eglantine and spicy aromas, achieved through small yield wine-making. The tannins have depth and a wonderful velvet texture. Ideal to accompany dishes rich in sauce, Mediterranean cuisine or barbecues. Serve at 15°C.
Grape Variety
100% Syrah
Appellation
V.D.P. D'OC
Vintage
2008
Soil
Montpeyroux highlands, windy terraces, clay and limestone soil. Mediterranean climate. Facing south-east in the foothills of the Cevennes, below the Larzac highlands, the vineyards are protected from cold winds and frost by Mont Baudile (altitude 848 m/2750 ft) and the Seranne massif.
Winemaking
From vigns of 15 years, the grapes are selectionned with good maturity and carefully destemmed. The wine is traditionally vinified, reveals concentration, fruit and colour. Pumping over and release operations favour juice extraction.