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| Grands Classiques Rouge 2009 |
Type of vines:
70% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre
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Soil:
Rhone pebbles in red clay soil
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Average
age of vines:
35 years |
Cultivated
surface:
3 hectares |
Yield:
30hl/ha |
Annual
production:
approx. 12 000 bottles |
Alcohol
degree:
14-15% |
Residual
sugar:
2-3 g/l |
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Culture de la
vigne:
Manual harvesting and hand selection of grappes, reansported in small crates by refrigerated truck to the estate.
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Vinification:
De-stemming. Skin contact (5°C) during 2 days. Fermentation during 20 days with temperature increasing progressively to reach 30°C. Pushing down of the cap, reducing progressively as the fermentation advances as well pumping over the must by air.
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Ageing:
In small oak casks, 1/3 new, 1/3 in 1 year old and 1/3 in vat.
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Bottling:
The bottles are kept upright until the cork have expanded before being laid.
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Tasting:
Wine limpid with a dense purple colour. The nose is characteristic and distinguished with red fruit odours. The mouth reveals the strength and generosity of a Chateauneuf du Pape with finesse and smooth tannins and notes of kirsch.
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Marrying food
& wine:
Red meat, game and dishes with truffles...
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Laying down:
up to 10 years
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Price/unit: |
22.70 € |
Price/Case of 6 : |
136.20 € |
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