Mediterranean climate – vineyard with a Southern exposure standing against the 1st Cévennes’s foothills.
Villafranchian soil – 40+ years old vineyard, low yield (25hl/ha), spur pruning
Hand picking in small cases at a full maturity on the 2nd of October 2016 at 5 AM to preserve fruits aroma.
Classic Wine Making Process: Fermentation, pumping-over (pigeage) for 1h30 long to get a dense & slow extraction during the fermentation process for about 5 days at a controlled temperature of 23° C. Maceration time (for about 20 days), 4 daily rack & return process (délestage) on 100 L vat which breaks the “Chapeau de marc” (hard part made of grape skins on top of the vat) & extract the best essence on the last 6 days.
12 month ageing in French new barrel from Radoux company (very fine grain, medium heating, to be ullaged monthly).
Bottling with no filtration in order to preserve aromas (sediment can show, not harmful!).