Chateau de France Rouge White Dry Wine 2015 750ml / Chateau de France

Tasting

Deep ruby ​​color; intense nose of red fruits (blackcurrant, blueberries, cherries) and gingerbread; on the palate, a spicy and liquorice wine with elegant and ripe tannins, very fine woody aromas, a smoky note on the finish; very good length.

Food pairing: any grilled meats.

A wine for aging.

Appellation : PESSAC LEOGNAN Red

Terroir : Deep gravelly soil from the Pyrenees, sometimes on a chalkyclay subsoil

Grape Varieties : 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 60% Merlot

Rootstock : 3309 C / 101-14 / 110 R / GRAVEZAC

Plantation density : 6.950 rootstocks per hectare

Pruning : Double and simple Guyot

Harvest : Handpicked

Winemaking :

7 to 10 days of alcoholic fermentation

3 to 4 weeks of maceration in 130 hl and 85 hl vats

Temperature control : Fermentation temperature: 30-32 °C max

Malolactic fermentation in vats

Maturing : News Barrels (40%) and one wine during 13 months.

Filtration : Light filtration before bottling