Domaine des Creisses red 2022

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Domaine des Creisses rouge 2022

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

Grape Varieties:

• 30% Syrah aged 13 to 27 years
• 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon aged 30 years
• 25% Grenache aged 21 to 39 years
• 5% Marselan Alicante aged 9 years
• 5% Mourvèdre aged 26 years
• 5% Carignan aged 62 years

Terroir: Villafranchian terraces, sandy and clay gravel soils for Grenache, Cinsault, and Carignan. Clay-limestone plateau for Syrah, Cabernet-Sauvignon, and Mourvèdre.

Management (sustainable protection): Short pruning: Grenache in goblet and Royat for balance in training and ripening. Grass cover every other row. Organic amendments.

Climate: On soils well replenished by winter rains (over 400 mm), a humid and mild spring triggered a rapid succession of the first vegetative stages. From mid-June, strong and uninterrupted heat put the vines to the test.
Fortunately, storms bringing 30 mm around August 15 followed by cooler nights allowed the vines to ripen their fruits in a milder climate, then benefit from new rain in mid-September before the harvest began on the 13th of that month and ended on October 10.
The wines have a smooth structure and very expressive fruit.

Yield: 50 hl/ha.

Phenolic Maturity: Optimum sought for the silkiness of the tannins and for the longevity of the wines.

Vinification: 20-day maceration of always destemmed grapes.

Aging: 15 to 18 months from December 2022 to May 2024.