Ventoux 2009 (12x75 cl)

Zoom	Vins rouges Millésime : 2010 La caisse TTC : 90 € La bouteille TTC : 7.5 €

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BLEND :40% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre 5% cinsault-5% Carignan. grenaches and carignans are almost 100 years old.

TERROIR AND WINEMAKING: For optimum richness, different terroirs of Ventoux area are used in this blend. Nice parts from Mont Ventoux, climbed during Tour de France

cycling race, near Dentelles de Montmirail, plus terroirs from the Luberon mountain chain, near the village named Roussillon. Vineyards are in majority situated in altitude, which gives freshness to the wine. Mistral wind is often blowing : it dries grapes who need almost no sanitary treatment. This wine has been vinified and grown in concrete tanks.

COMMENTS (summer 2011): 2010 was great. We selected altitude vineyards to preserve the freshness of the berries, while harvest at perfect ripeness, especially avoiding over-ripening. Perfect balance between richness of material (not aggressive!), Alcohol concentration, and "explosion" of the fruit. only 5% of this wine was aged in wooden barrels (syrah and mopurvèdre). Just to bring this discrete toasted flavor, for more complexity. Everything else is fruit, only fruit. Syrah prints floral notes and sweet spices (violet, peppermint), and grenache red and black fruits. The fruit of old Grenache and Mourvedre structure complement the balance of this wine, rather mineral. It is ready to be tasted in 2011, with a good and long palate. Its good acidity will allow preservation of approximately 5 years in a good cellar.

TO BE DRUNK WITH: White and red meats, asian food, spicy and aromatic cuisine with herbes de Provence, cheese...

TEMPERATURE: 15°C (59°F).

AGEING: Nice from now on, it may be held in a good cellar until 2016.

TECHNICAL CARACTERISTICS :

ALCOHOL : 14,02% - SUGAR : <1,5 g/l (no residual sugars) TOTAL ACIDITY : 2.85 - PH : 3,79 IC (color intensity): 9 (minimum acceptable for a Châteauneuf-du-Pape is... 4 !)