M.Chapoutier, Croix de Bois, Rhone Valley – Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France, Red, 75cl
€120.00
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Description
M. CHAPOUTIER, CROIX DE BOIS
Producer: M.Chapoutier
Region: Rhone Valley, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Country: France
Type: Red
Grape variety: Grenache.
Terroir: The soil, typical of the appellation Châteauneuf-du-Pape, is composed of big quartzite shingles and sandy red clay.
Harvest: Selective hand picking at maturity.
Vinification: Vinifications are made in concrete tanks. Grapes are destemmed and the vatting lasts around 3 weeks, in order to polymerize the tannins. Only the free-run juice is used to make this wine.
Maturing: Ageing in tanks between 14 and 16 months.
Tasting notes:
Colour: intense red.
Nose: Black fruits, blackberry jam.
Palate: unctuous, ample with warm tannins.
According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 year
