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AOP Faugères, Red wine
100% grey schists soils. Hillsides exposed to the South-East
Undestemmed Grenache noir, Syrah and Mourvèdre
25 to 30 hL/ha
Partial destemming, long maceration, remontage
16 to 18 months in barrels (20% new barrels).
Between 6 and 15 years
(60 year-old plants)
Bottled at the domain without filtration
Nose: Delicate, ripe red fruits aromas (sour cherry, blackberry, plum),
Mouth: Mellow, sharp and precise, a delicate matter sitting on a juicy fruit,
Doe Rossini steak, poultry ballotine with spices, rabbit en
spices (liquorice), garrigue (thyme), leather and empyreumatic notes (cocoa)
accompanied by a nice freshness, silky tannins, a long and tasty finale.
gibelotte, veal grenadin with herbs, seared lamb with vegetables, Wellington beef filet,
fillet steak in chocolate sauce, beef roast.
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Hard schist in big size fragments with a source rock present at low depth,
Syrah, Grenache noir (65 year-old plants) and Mourvèdre
25 hL/ha separate vinification for each variety
Partial destemming, long maceration, remontage
16 to 18 months in barrels
(40% new barrels).
Between 8 and 15 years
Bottled at the domain without filtration
Nose: Warm and balanced wine, expressing notes of black fruits, of toasting and grill.
Mouth: Round, silky with supple and fine tannins. Nice harmony of coffee and liquorice.
Duck breast with orange zest, hare back à la royale (red wine
even surfacing in some places. Top of the hillside, 300 to 350 meters high. A part of
this plot is planted across the slope with mounds at the feet of the plants to limit
the erosion of the soils.
marinade), veal chops with tomato, stuffed lamb roast in a garlic crust, beef steak
with a coffee sauce, rib steak and Sarlat potatoes, pot-au-feu with a marrow bone.
of almond infused cream.
grenaille potatoes, strong and unctuous Norman cheese, tarte tatin with a spoonful
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Download technical sheet AOP Faugères, Red wine - Limited cuvée
Grey schists, location “Les Bastides”, top of the hillside.
Syrah, Grenache noir (65 year-old plants) and Mourvèdre
Under 20 hL/ha, the grapes are left on the plant and their ripeness
No destemming, long maceration
24 months in barrels (60% new barrels).
Between 10 and 20 years and over.
Bottled at the domain without filtration
Nose: Intense and complex on notes of ripe black fruits, spices and citruses.
Mouth: Deep,precise with a strong character, a generous matter on a juicy fruit, liquorice
Roasted wild turbot in fig leaves, deer leg with ceps,
pushed for a few additional days, selection of the best berries, mong maceration.
veal loin roasted in browned butter with haddock, Bresse poultry with truffles and
grenaille potatoes, strong and unctuous Norman cheese, tarte tatin with a spoonful
root and smoke, accompanied by a nice freshness, a nice balance between powerful
and suave, round tannins, a savoury and persistent finale.