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ac coteaux du languedoc
controlled origin appellation
Cuvée Céleste
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Gold Medal in the 2004
Concours General Agricole
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AC Coteaux du Languedoc
Cuvée Céleste
| Varietals: |
40 % of old Carignan, 20 % of Grenache, 20 % of Mourvèdre and 20% of Syrah. |
| Age of vines: |
30 years |
| Soil : |
clay and limestone. |
| Yields: |
30 hL per hectare. |
| Winemaking: |
Grapes harvested y hand and stalk removal. 1 month fermentation period at a temperature of approximately 27°C to avoid dry tannins. Regular pressing to obtain good extraction. |
| Cellar-work: |
All of the cuvée was matured in second hand french oak barrels for 12 months. |
| Tasting: |
Sight: deep red colour with dark red hue.
Nose: the nose is like a basket of black fruit, spices and vanilla.
Taste: the whole is warm and enveloping and you can taste the full maturity
of the harvest carefully drawn out by the skill of the winemaker. |
| Packaging: |
"traditional" bottle, stopper: Altec, 6 bottles per cardboard box. |
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