Tasting notes

Expansive aromas of cassis, blackberry and Asian spices, intermixed with light notes of creamy French oak. Mouth-filling concentration of fruit on the palate, supported by mild acidity and ripe, smooth tannins.

Wine maker notes

8 days long maceration on skins with frequent, automatic pump-over in rotary fermenters. Maxium temperature 25 C°. Malolactic fermentation undergone in 225 lts. Barrique (Allier and Troncais). The wine was then aged in barrique for 6 months.

Technical notes

The topsoil has sandy texture, with moderate clay content, lying on a limestone-based bedrock. Grapes harvested the first half of September. Overall yield in grape x hectare = 8 tons.