Costières de Nîmes Safranée Rouge - Château Grand Escalion

Château Grand Escalion
Costières de Nîmes Safranée 2019

AOP Costières de Nîmes Red

Awards

Défaut

Tasting

Deep rich color. The nose has notes of garrigue and plum. The mouth is structured and spicy with a rich finish of black fruits.

Food & wine pairings

Beef Carpaccio, Lamb Stew with spices.

Detailed information

Vintage

Due to the high temperatures in July and August and very low rainfall, the harvest was started ten days later compared to 2018. Skins were thin and tannins very elegant, with notes of blackurrant and pepper. While the yields vary from plot to plot, the harvest on the estate was rather small overall. This vintage is dominated by aromatic concentration and purity of the fruit.

Grape varieties

55% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre

Terroir

Syrahs : sandy/loess soil

Grenaches : deep red clay and marl soil

Mourvedres : layer of pebbles and cobbles over clay soil

Winemaking

Beginning of harvest on September 11, 2019.

Vatting time of 3 weeks in cement vats. They are worked daily by rack-and-return at the beginning of fermentation and then by pumping over.

Aged 11 months in vats.

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Ideally open 1 hour prior to serving between 13-15°C.

Optimum maturity : 2021 – 2026

Degree of alcohol

15% vol.

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Château Grand Escalion

Located in Générac, south of the Roman city of Nîmes, Château Grand Escalion is an estate dating back to 1884. Since 2002, it has been managed by Maison Gabriel Meffre. The vineyard's 40 hectares are spread over a single area surrounding the estate and stretch across gentle slopes. The Château owes its name to the word “Escalion”, meaning “ascent” in Provençal. The Estate produces red, rosé and white Costières de Nîmes. The grape varieties and our terroir enable the vineyard manager, Nicolas Speranza, to capitalise on the great potential of the appellation by creating single-vineyard cuvées.