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Le Merle Aux Alouettes
Vin de Pays d’Oc
2006
Red
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Blended from : Merlot 100 % First launched : 1999 Vine’s average age : 21 years
Soil & cultivation : Arid, stony, lime and clay soil. Vines cultivated organically under supervision of Ecocert. Ploughed, no chemicals or fertilisers.
Yield : 35 hectolitres/hectare
Vinification : Once hand sorted on tables, the grapes are gravity fed into vats. No yeast. Traditional vinification with alternating cap immersion and juice circulation. Five weeks’ maceration. Pneumatic pressing. |
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Maturing : 36 months including 24 in french oak barrels.
Bottled in August 2009, No fined . No filtered.
Production 5,300 bottles and 200 magnums. Tasting hints : Let the wine breathe in an open bottle or, even better, decant it for at least 2 hours before serving it at around 15-17°C.
At its peak : Probably in 2015 - 2018 |