Côtes de Provence Rouge
Variety: Syrah (70%), Grenache (30%)
Ageing potential: drinking now, but can wait for between 4 to 7 years
Serving temperature: 14 °C
Tasting notes: A deep purple robe, young. An agreeable nose, ripe, redcurrants, a floral element, a touch of pepper. On the mouth its elegance shows through along with its svelteness, its tension and an attractive rich peppery character, with a hint of greenness. A convincing blend, needs a bit of time.
Pairing: Meats in sauce, cheese.
The Côtes de Provence ‘Château des Vingtinières’ from Domaine Patrice Moreux comes from 35 hectares with a single tenant, situated on the Permian plateau of the ‘Valley des Maures’, at the heart of the A.O.C. and is favoured by low yields, and a soil of clay, sand and a rocky sub-soil. The combination of this delicate terroir with the dry and sunny weather gives us wines that are elegant, lively and have a persistent finish.
Variety: Syrah (70%), Grenache (30%)
Localisation: Le Cannet des maures
Production: 11 000 bottles a year
Viticultural practices: limited intervention. The earth is ploughed, the only fertilizer used is organic and only when necessary. Manual harvesting.
Vinification: We harvest only in the morning, ‘when it’s fresh’, to avoid the grapes oxidising. After de-stemming the wine is pneumatically pressed. Spontaneous fermentation with natural yeasts from the grapes. Aged 75% in INOX tanks with temperature control, and 25% in 5 year oak. 100% malolactic fermentation. Blended just before bottling.
Terroir: clay, sand and a rocky sub-soil.
Vine age: 30 years
Plantation density: 6500 vines per HA.
Millésime 2012
Gilbert & Gaillard 2015 : 87/100
