Syrah 12x75 cl

Vins rouges Appellation : Vin de Pays d'Oc Vintage : 2005 a case : 82.8 € a bottle : 6.9 €

TERROIR : 4 different soils and climats located close to Pic Saint Loup and Grès de Montpellier, on argilo-calcareous soils

YIELDS: Less than 50 hl per hectare in average.

WINE MAKING: Very nice work in the vineyard, limited yields and regular tastings of grapes in order to harvest exactly when grapes are perfect.

before fermentation, wine is left in cold atmosphere without alcool in order to opimize aromas extraction, before tannins are "drawn" in alcohol.

15 days Maceration with smooth extraction. Temperatures kept between 25 and 28°C during fermentation. raised in tuns under low temperatures for a better preservation of primary and secondary aromas. This wine is very lightly filtered and not fined.

TASTING NOTES : faithfull to syrah characteristics , purple dress with flowers (violet) and mentholated licorice. round and silky mouth, very well balanced with matured grapes shiwing black stewed black fruits (blackberry and whortleberry).

TO BE DRUNK WITH : aromatic dishes, chinese and spicy cuisine

TEMPERATURE: 14 à 16 °c (57-61°F).

AGEING : very good as of now untill 5 years.

ALCOHOL : 13% - no left sugar - ACIDITY : 3,2 g/l - PH : 3,75