Les Albizzias 2023
Rhône Valley - Côtes-du-Rhône
Dégustation
Oeil :
bright crimson red with light pink tints.
Nez :
notes of laurel and crushed strawberries laced with a few floral notes (lilies).
Bouche :
the intense black fruit (cherries, blackberries, blackcurrants) and garrigue scrubland notes are a perfect foil for this wine’s silky tannins which create the lovely complexity so characteristic of the Côtes-du-Rhône.
Les conseils du Sommelier : Recommended food pairing: Nîmes-style aubergines with Camargue rice.
Cépage(s) :
Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan.
Vendanges :
The grapes are picked at perfect maturity in the early hours of the morning to ensure they arrive in a fresh condition for the vinification.
Sol :
The vineyard plots are located in the commune of Montfrin. This wine comes from a soil composed of deep red clay and siliceous pebbles of various sizes brought by the sea some several million years ago.
Vinification :
The harvested grapes are totally destemmed and then vinified in concrete tanks. Alcoholic fermentation starts spontaneously with the indigenous yeasts and maceration lasts between 5 and 7 weeks. We taste the wine regularly and carry out pumping-over operations every day to gently extract the aromas and tannins.
Elevage :
In concrete tanks on the fine lees. 7-10 months.
Degré d’alcool :
14.5