Terre des Aînés 2017

Description

We called this wine "Terre des Aînés" because the big parcel of 10 hectares was always handed down to the first born of each new generation for the last 5 generations. This is a lovely dark red wine. On the nose it has hints of liquorice, violets and black fruits. In the mouth, it is both delicate and powerful. Tanninswith a noble texture . The aromas found on the nose are also discovered in the mouth.

Awards

95 pts The Wine Advocate Points

94 pts Wine Spectator Points

Gold Sakura Japan Women's Wine Awards

Certificates

Vinification

Harvesting : Manual Winemaking : Traditional, total de-stemming, light crushing, natural indigenous grape yeasts

Vineyard

Age of Vines : Average age 80 years old on average (Grenache 90 years old) Parcels : 10 hectares of 3 different parcels Soil type : ‘Garrigues’ or plain soil, blue clayey marl and yellow sand and sandstone Climate : Mediterranean

Maturation

Aging : Cement vats without interior lining for two winters then in bottles. 100% oak free Bottling : The entire production is bottled during fruiting or flowering days, a waning moon, (by the Maria Thun calendar) by Justine & Eric. No sulphites added.