Laurus
Pays d’Oc Syrah 2013

IGP Pays d'Oc Red

Awards

89 pts Weinwirtschaft
15/20 Bettane & Desseauve
ARGENT Elle à table

Tasting

Bright and intense purple colour. Lively and balanced nose with black fruits and garrigue notes. Luscious and silky palate with flavours of juicy black cherry. The limestone soils are reflected in the long and elegant finish.(Feb.2014)

Food & wine pairings

Duck magret with cherry sauce
Country charcuterie platter

Detailed information

Vintage

The cold and rainy spring generated a late and long blooming. The hot summer, followed by occasional storms in September, boosted the maturities with plentiful subsoil water supplies. Between hot and windy episodes, harvest was generous both in quantity and quality.

Grape varieties

Syrah

Terroir

Stony limestone soils selected in the heart of the Pays d’Oc, close to the coast of the department of Hérault (villages of Florensac and Abeilhan).

Winemaking

Fermentation lasted 2 to 3 weeks. After maceration, 75% of the cuvée was placed in 275-litre oak Laurus barrels for 6 months.

Production: 8,000 bottles
Bottled on: 5th February 2015

Service

Best served at 14-16°C

Optimum maturity: 2015-2020

Degree of alcohol

13,5% vol.

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Laurus

Laurus means ‘Laurel’ in Latin, a Roman symbol of excellence. Here excellence is all about “terroir”: the grapes are grown on parcels selected for their ability to express the very best of each Appellation.

The term “terroir” encompasses a soil, a climate and people. Here it is expressed through sustainable partnerships with wine-growers who share our vision. The perfect combination of grape variey & soil, the precise maturing process in unique 275l. French oak "Laurus" barrels refines the structure, producing complex wines, with plenty of character, beautiful elegance and a long ageing potential.