Single Bottles (75cl) @ £21.00 |
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Tasting Notes: Pierre’s flagship wine, from his first vineyard, planted on granite in 1981, this pure Syrah is full-flavoured yet its elegance and suave texture prevail.
All wines from this estate | Drinking Dates: 2020 to 2027 | Cépagement: 100% Syrah | Upbringing: Handpicked harvest, sorting of the healthy and well-ripened grapes. Total de-stemming. Cold maceration before fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation at 35°C. Maceration after fermentation at 30°C. Malolactic fermentation in barrels.
Aged 18 months in new oak from Allier and Nevers. Barrels 50% new with oxygen added every 4 months. | ABV: 13% | Critic Reviews: "Quite intense and glossy. Lots of satisfaction! Liquorice and tar but with no shortage of fruit." 16.5/20 ( Jancis Robinson MW) |
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