La Sauvageonne - Vin De Pays D'Oc 2001
"A Bordeaux blend with a difference, to accompany rich
and hearty food; decanting advisable. This wine can be cellared
up to 10 years. Powerful and intense with notes of morello cherry
and mocha, jammy fruit and a big volume of ripe tannins." Gavin
Crisfield - Winemaker at La Sauvageonne.
"Very ripe, urgent balsamic textured fruit of great weight
and depth. Soft but broad shouldered tannins." 16.5
points - Malcolm Gluck 'superplonk' - The Guardian UK.
A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc from
a terroir schist. Selected parcels of low yielding wines are aged
in oak from 12 - 18 months.
The Vintage: A great year with a warm and dry
ripening period, slight wind with absolutely no problems of disease.
A truly perfect year for Bordelais varieties (Merlot, Cabernet etc).
The Merlot was picked in late September and both Cabernets the second
week in October, all varieties reaching full phenolic ripeness.
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Varietals: 85% Merlot, 10%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc.
Yield: 20-25 hl/ha.
Terroir: Grit / Schist.
Harvest / Vines: Green harvest,
leaf pulled, harvested by hand.
Wine making: De-stemmed,
cold soak (3days), daily pigeage (cap punching), four weeks
on skins, malolactic in barrel.
Ageing: 100% Oak (15% new).
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Tasting Note: An intense deep ruby red;
powerful with morello cherry, mocha and spicy aromas; concentrated
and generous with jammy fruit, a big volume of ripe tannins
and a smoky finish.
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