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Syrah - Pays d Oc

Indication géographique protégée

IGP Pays d'Oc wines are produced in the Languedoc-Roussillon, in 4 departments bordering the Mediterranean Sea: Pyrénées Orientales, Aude, Hérault and Gard. Each grape varieties find its expression in a variety of soils: clay, limestone, schist, stony and sand soils, all of which produce dense and complex aromas.

2015

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The water reserves accumulated during the Spring period were substantial, but the month of July was extremely hot and dry which slowed the maturation process. The mid-August rainstorms were salutary in permitting the vegetative cycle to continue the ripening process. The grapes were very healthy and 2015 is overall a very good vintage for the Languedoc.

Syrah - Pays d Oc

Vintage

2015

Grape Varieties:

100% Syrah

Terroir:

The Syrah grapes come from the Hérault department around the village of Pézenas. The smooth fruit-driven element comes from the gravely-clay soils dating from the Miocene period. This is balanced by a lively acidity provided by the clay-alluvium soils of the plains near the Thau basin and the Hérault river, as well as the limestone scree on the hillsides around Florensac.

Winemaking:

Traditional fermentation in cement tanks with pumping-over and rack-and-return. 25 to 30 days of maceration

45% of the cuvée spends 6 months in 275lt one- and two-year oak Laurus barrels.

Production: 5750 bottles and 280 magnums

Bottling date: 31 May 2017

Tasting notes:

Dark and almost opaque purple/red. A nose of black olives and a touch dark plum and cassis. The palate is smooth and full with a lively freshness and long spicy finish, consistent with this sunny vintage.