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CHÂTEAU DE NAGES VIEILLES VIGNES RED
TERROIRS : « Grès », rolled pebbles and red clay.
VARIETALS : 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10 % Mourvèdre.
VINIFICATION :
- Selection of best plots of Syrah and Grenache (soil and age of vines).
- Yield limitation through spring pruning & green harvest.
- Selected leaf removal to improve grape ripeness & health.
- Manual harvest at peak maturity to promote skin & aromatic ripeness.
- 100% destemming.
- Cold pre-fermentation maceration (3 days) to maximize primary fruit.
- Temperature controlled (26°C) fermentation.
- Warm maceration (28°C) for 20 days with “remontage” to optimize extraction & round off tannins.
- Aging on lees in French oak barrels for 12 months for the Syrah & the Mourvèdre & in tank for the Grenache.
- Blending & bottling in the Spring without filtration (slight deposit may occur).
TASTING NOTES :
- Appearance : Dense ruby, black color.
- Nose : Very lavish, with a complex array of red berries, pepper & spice, & aromatic herbs (garrigue & menthol).
- Taste : Rich & balanced with a fine tannic grain, it reveals spices, liquorice & minerality in a long elegant finish.
DISTINCTIONS VINTAGE 2010 :
88-90 – Robert Parker
90-92 – Jeb Dunnuck's The Rhone Report
AGING POTENTIAL : Enjoy now or cellar 5 to 8 years.
FOOD & WINE PAIRING : Serve at 60°F.
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Downloads :
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- Recipe
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