Vino rosso vin de la Sabla...
Grape variety: red, blend of black varieties.<br />Production area: La Sabla, Bufferia and Sazzé di Aymavilles.<br />Age from 20 to 70 years.<br />Soil (type, exposure, altitude): morainic, loose, sandy, steeply sloping with western exposure. Altitude 500/750 metres above sea level.<br />First year of production: 1971.<br />Annual bottles produced: 25,000.<br />Area, training system, planting density, yield: about 4.0 hectares; Guyot system; planting of 8,000 feet per hectare, rows of vines with a cordon and row pattern. Yield 8,000<br />kg/ha. Harvest: by hand, at the end of October.<br />Vinification: Destalking of the grapes, fermentation for 8 days in stainless steel at a temperature of 26 °C with daily remontages. Maturation in stainless steel for 8 months<br />and refinement for 5 months in bottle.<br />Tasting notes: intense ruby colour. On the nose fruity (raspberry) and floral (violet). Fresh and fruity on the palate, with soft tannins and hints of raspberry. Persistent finish.<br />Accompaniments: starters, first courses, cured meats, red meats, medium mature cheeses.<br />Fact: Produced by the Charrère family since 1971, this is the winery's historic wine and is today, as then, a skilful blend of red grape varieties grown in the old vineyards.<br />Sabla means sand in the local dia-lectum, due to the sandy composition of the soil.<br />Serving temperature: 16/18 °C.<br />
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€14.20