Terroir
Deep land with limestone and silt
Les Vignes d'Eugène
Tavel
2016
Tasting
A rich and full-bodied wine, with notes of wilted rose, blood orange or caramel, vanilla, pepper. Spicy final. Its length in the mouth is unusual for a rosé wine.
Vine stock
Grenache 43% Clairette 32% Syrah 25%
Winemaking
Plot selection of our oldest vines (80-85 years old)
Harvest on optimum ripeness
Grapes carefully picked and sorted
Cold maceration during 48h
Pressing berries out
Blend of free-running and pressed juices
Alcoholic fermentation on fine lees during 20 days (natural yeast)
Malolactic fermentation for a fuller and richer wine
For 1 third : in old oak barrels, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation are done, followed by aging
For 2 thirds : in concrete vats, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are done, followed by aging
Aging of 1 to 1.5 years
Blend of the 3 thirds just before bottling
Process performed in a temperature controlled environment (19°C)
Taking place of the bottling at the winery to overse the quality and processing from the grapevine to the bottleService
Between 12 to 14°C
Food & Wine pairing
Confit shoulder of lamb, Moroccan cookery, Duck
