Les Albizzias 2024
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
                                                            
                                                        
                                                     
                         
                     
                         
                     
                 
                 
                 
                