VALDORET pinot noir RESERVE
LANGUEDOC ROUSILLON
IN THE VINEYARD:
APPELLATION: Languedoc Rousillon
VINEYARDS: Les Bousquets
VARIETALS: Pinot Noir 100%
PLOUGHING: The soil cover is maintained. Annual ploughing.
SOILS: Alluvial & sandy. Poor soils with very good drainage.
VINES: +14 year old vines. Traditional Trellis.
HARVEST: Entirely made by hand in small crates.
IN THE CELLAR:
FERMENTATION: With the native yeasts from the Estate in Small stainless steel tanks, gentle long extraction (25 days).
TREATMENTS: No chaptalization and acidification at all. The idea is to stay natural as much as possible.
PRESSING: Small press.
MALOLACTIC: Yes
OAK BARREL AGING: 50% of the wine aged in used French Oak Barrels for 5 months.
FINING/ FILTRATION: The wine is allowed to settle naturally by gravity and is unfined and only minimally filtered.
SULFUR: Less than 40 ppm
PHILOSOPHY: We believe that the best wines are born in the vineyard.
TASTING NOTES: Fragrant nose of cherries. In the mouth, soft and delicate, with a refreshing and balanced acidity. Good complexity and length.
PAIRINGS: Meats, pasta and cheese.