Cuvée des Colosses

The History

Create by Baptiste Cuvelier, Leoville-poyferret family. Wine from
pays de I’Herault – FRANCE

The Vineyard

Syrah: 45%; Carignan: 40%; Grenache: 15%

The Wine

Grapes are de-stemmed before a 4 to 6 days cold maceration. Then we
undergo a traditional 3 weeks Bordeaux typed fermentation for our
syrah and a tank of both carignan and grenache. They were macerated
together to soften the carignan?s tannins. Most of the extraction hap¬
pened at the beginning of the alcoholic fermentation and temperature
of the tanks never exceeded 25 °C to better preserve varietals fruits
aromas. Another tank of carignan was fermented in a carbonic macera¬
tion. Handpicked in 10 to 12kg crates, sorted in the field then trans¬
ported in refrigerated truck Syrah in a 4 year old French oak vat, carignan-grenache and carbonic carignan in stainless steel tanks. The blend was made mid-May and the wine bottled in late August 2009. This wine is unfined and unfiltered.
Alcohol: 13.67% by vol. Volatile acidity: 0.4g/L H2S04. Free sulfites:
20mg/L. Total sulfites; 35mg/L

Tasting Notes

Powerful nose, blackcurrant enriched with touches of red berries,
especially strawberry. In the mouth, tannins are soft and thin. You will
enjoy its structure, complexity, roundness, balance and length with a
spicy and mocha final.

 

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