Domaine Aurelien Chatagnier Saint-Joseph "La Sybarite" red 2021

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Domaine Aurélien Chatagnier Saint-Joseph La Sybarite red 2021

Text explanation:
The city of Sybaris, a Greek colony located in southern Italy around 700 BC, was extremely wealthy and opulent: harvests of wheat and wine, trade in wool and textiles.

Larousse: sybarite: adj. and noun. "One who seeks the refined pleasures of a life spent in luxury".

This cuvée was until 2015 the prestige cuvée of the domaine, it is now the "normal" cuvée, following the creation in 2016 of "Zélée", a selection of the best barrels intended for longer aging.

Technical sheet written by winemaker Aurélien Chatagnier:

Syrahs aged at least 30 years, located in the municipalities of Ardoix, Charnas, Malleval, and Limony. They are situated on granitic soils, facing south/southeast.

Vinification: Manual harvesting, total destemming, fermentation with natural yeasts, 1 pump-over per day, then hot maceration (30-32°C) for about 3 weeks. Malolactic fermentation in barrels.

Aging: 1 year in barrels, two-thirds of which are new.