Château des Crès Ricards – Oenothera
APPELATION
AOP Terrasses du Larzac
GRAPE VARIETIES
Syrah 70%, Grenache 30%
TASTING NOTES
Colour : Deep ruby color.
Nose : A complex bouquet of spices (pepper and cinnamon), tobacco, mocha and blackcurrant jam.
Palate : A mouth full, velvety, roasted and fruity (black cherry joining the blackcurrant), with a very refreshing finish of liquorice.
FOOD PAIRING
Serve at 16-18° C, on a beef back steak with morels or prime rib steak with salt.
VINES
Soil type : Limestone and clay, pebbly terraces
Age of the vines : Syrah: 34 years-old – Grenache: 47 years-old
WINEMAKING
At the reception, the grapes are sorted on a selection table. Traditional maceration for the Grenache and Syrah (20 to 30 days), with daily pumping overs. 20% of the Syrah has been vinified under carbonic maceration. All the different varietals will go through malolactic fermentation in French oak barrels (new and up to 3 year-old barrels). In January we pump out from the barrels for the final blend which will be aged in the same barrels for 10 months.
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