Château de Vaucouleurs

Climate:

After a rainy winter, replenishing mostly the water reserves of the soil, spring was moderately watered and the summer incredibly hot and dry. The vines, although they have suffered from heat and water stress, produced a very good quality grape harvest in normal quantities.

Soil:

Clay-sandstone stony red links wine, particularly well draining that promotes the production of quality wines.

The vines:

Syrah 30%, Carignan 30%, Cabernet-Sauvignon 20%, Cinsault 10%,

Grenache 10%.

Vinification:

Harvest, mechanical and manual, is totally Destemmed and trampled before tank. Fermentations (around 10 days) completed, pumping over are maintained for about 10 days. The wines are then décuvés, pressed then racked at least twice prior to bottling to the property.

Tasting:

It is a powerful red wine with connotation red and black fruit notes dominate. He will accompany your grilled meats and your local cuisine.