Belleruche 2023
Rhône Valley - Côtes-du-Rhône
Tasting notes
Appearance:
deep garnet red.
Nose:
intense, fruity (blackcurrant/ raspberry) and complemented by notes of white pepper.
Palate:
this wine is juicy, powerful and fruity (red fruits notes) on the palate, with lovely roasted notes. There are silky and delicate tannins.
Sommelier's advice: Recommended food pairing: young milk-fed lamb.
Serving temperature: 16-18°C.
Ageing potential: 3-5 years.
Serving temperature: 16-18°C.
Ageing potential: 3-5 years.
Grape variety/varieties:
Mainly Grenache and Syrah.
Harvest:
The grapes are picked at phenolic maturity and are mainly harvested by machine.
Soil:
It is made up of several major types of terroirs including pebbly clay soils, soils with layers of stones, stony clay terraces, stony silty-sand… All these soils provide the vine with a constant water supply and, at night, release the heat stored up by the pebbles during the day.
Vinification:
After a total destemming, the grapes are vinified in concrete and stainless steel tanks for 3 to 4 weeks. Pumping over operations are carried out each day to gently extract the aromatic components, anthocyanins and tannins. The fermentation temperature is regulated and set at 28°C. At the end of alcoholic fermentation, the temperature is allowed to rise to 30-33°C to assist the polymerization of tannins.
Ageing:
6 months in concrete vats and stainless steel tanks.
Alcohol content:
14,5