quintus
This 100% Syrah cuvée expresses the quintessence of the juice released by pressing. This ageing wine with limited production, which is revived in exceptional years, is the result of a rigorous selection of our best Syrah grown to maturity.
Food matches
It will be given a long carafage before it is offered on game, meats in sauce and ripened cheeses. Serve at 15 – 16°C.
Appellation
IGP D’Oc
Grape variety
100% Syrah.
Age of the vines
45 years.
Terroirs
Argilo-calcereous.
Mode of driving the vines
Cordon de Royat and Guyot à 6 yeux.
Yield
30 hl/ha.
Vinification
The untrempled grapes macerate gently in truncated wooden foudrein order to control the extraction of the noblest components and to obtain a concentration of tannins.
Aging
In foudre for a year.
Tasting notes
Deep and intense red, this wine with the nose of candied cherries evolves towards notes of chocolate and truffle.