AOC COTEAUX DU LANGUEDOC

Cuvée 2004 : 90-92/100 Press Review

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GRAPE VARIETY

• Grenache, Mourvèdre

• Surface area: Grenache: 3.5 ha; Mourvèdre: 1 ha
• Geology: alluvial terraces with rocky layers
• Type of soil: brown, rocky, siliceous, shallow

• Years planted: 1973, 1988
• Wire training
• Vines trained on 3 wires
• Short pruning on old wood (Royat)
• Yield: 25 hl per ha (Mourvèdre), and 35 for Grenache
• Means of cultivation: ploughing
• Organic fertiliser
• Mixed harvest

• Appellation Origine Contrôlée (Controlled Appellation) Coteaux du Languedoc

VINIFICATION

• Long fermentation (over 4 weeks)
• Fermentation temperature control
• Maturing in barrels for 12 months for Mourvèdre and Grenache.
• Fining with egg albumen
• No filtering

PACKAGING

• Cartons with 6 bottles on their side, "CRD" seals
• Cartons with 12 standing bottles, neutral seals

SUGGESTIONS AND TASTING NOTES

• Wine that can be kept for up to 3 years if it is stored correctly; serve at room temperature between 17 and 19°.
• A structured and complex wine that goes well with meat and game as well as stews.