Domaine des Creisses "Les Brunes" red 2023 (wooden box)

PRESENTATION OF DOMAINE LES CREISSES
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Domaine des Creisses "Les Brunes" red 2023 (in wooden case)

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

Grape Varieties:

• 50% cabernet-sauvignon aged 7 to 34 years
• 50% syrah aged 6 to 26 years

Terroir:
Cabernet-Sauvignon: Brown basaltic soils.
Syrah and Mourvèdre: 1- Clay-limestone gravels
                               2- Villafranchian pebbles

Management (sustainable protection): Short pruning on old wood / Double Royat to spread and aerate the grapes for optimal ripeness. One row sown with fava beans or clover, the other naturally grassed.

Climate: Temperatures were not excessive, except for a heatwave at the end of August. A timely storm of 30 mm in mid-September, before the harvest began, revitalized the vines. Then, good weather and exceptional health conditions allowed for full ripeness. With moderate yields, the wines are rich, fleshy, and aromatic, particularly the syrah which sets the tone for this vintage.

Yield: 40 hl/ha.

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

Vinification: 25-day maceration of a harvest always destemmed at high temperature.

Aging: 17 months in new French oak barrels selected for fine grains with medium plus toasting.