Le Clos des Fees "Vieilles Vignes" red 2023

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Le Clos des Fées "Vieilles Vignes" red 2023

Technical sheet written by domaine :

Grape variety : Blend of the oldest vines of the domaine (50 to 100 years): 50% Grenache and LLadoner Pelut, 35% Carignan, 15% Syrah.

Soils: Clay-limestone terroirs, mostly slopes, pH > 9.

Vines: Significant green work: green pruning, bud thinning, tilling, leaf removal. Harvesting of perfectly ripe grapes. Sorting in the vineyard followed by destemming. Transport of grapes in refrigerated trucks.

Vinification: Short pre-fermentation maceration in small stainless steel tanks, at low temperature, with daily punching down and pumping over. Temperature control in the cap during the fermentation phase. Macerations of 20 to 25 days, reasoned, slow, and gentle extractions.

Aging: Aging for 12 months without racking in one-wine and two-wine barrels, complemented by a portion aged in traditional concrete tanks. Bottling after 2 months of refinement post-blending.

Tasting: Naturally concentrated wine, but without excess, very aromatic. The silkiness of the tannins allows for immediate pleasure, but the wine only shows its true potential after 3 years in bottles. Ideal aging: 5 to 10 years.