Caroline

Description

Visual aspect : Luminous gamet colour.
Olfactory aspect : Violet nose with subtle notes of pepper.
Taste : Full and very well-structured on the palate with a long aromatic persistence on the finish.
Serving temperature : 16 to 18°C to be palate with a long aromatic persistence on the finish.
Food/wine pairing : Grilled red meats, regional cheese platter.
Vintages : Potencial to keep 5 to 8 years.

A.O.P. St-JOSEPH " Caroline "	Cuvée produced since the 1987 vintage, it is a plot of land situated above the slopes of Brèze at an altitude of 300 metres, benefiting from a south-facing orientation. Caroline embodies the power of Syrah, with its bouquet of spices.Soil geology: Granite to muscovite element.Grape variety: 100% Syrah, 40 years old,yield between 30 Hl/Ha and 35 Hl/Ha.
Vinification	The vineyard: Reasoned vineyard management, spurting, green harvesting and manual harvesting.Selective sorting of the grapes on the vine, picking in 30 kg crates. The winery: Grape sorting on sorting table, 100% de-stemming, berry sorting on vibrating table, crushing, maceration and fermentation in low volume thermo-regulated vats and malolactic fermentation in barrels.
Ageing	20% new barrels and 80% of 1 or 2 wines for 14 months dependingon the vintage. Bottled without filtration in a single bottling