Vino rosso vin de la Sabla LES CRETES 750ml

Grape variety: red, blend of black varieties.
Production area: La Sabla, Bufferia and Sazzé di Aymavilles.
Age from 20 to 70 years.
Soil (type, exposure, altitude): morainic, loose, sandy, steeply sloping with western exposure. Altitude 500/750 metres above sea level.
First year of production: 1971.
Annual bottles produced: 25,000.
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
kg/ha. Harvest: by hand, at the end of October.
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
and refinement for 5 months in bottle.
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.
Accompaniments: starters, first courses, cured meats, red meats, medium mature cheeses.
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.
Sabla means sand in the local dia-lectum, due to the sandy composition of the soil.
Serving temperature: 16/18 °C.