Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres Reserve La Demoiselle 750 ML

Soil - Silica-clay-limestone; gritty and gravely with some pudding stones. Grapes - 60% Carignan - 100 yrs old; 30% Grenache Noir; 10% Mourvèdre. Vinification - The whole grapes, picked over-mature (harvested in October), are placed in the vat for a 15-day temperature-controlled carbonic maceration. The wine stays in the vat for six months before being put in barrels. Eye - Limpid and garnet-coloured, darkened by purple tints. The coloured legs run slowly and cling to the glass. Nose - The penetrating bouquet offers up a festival of aromas including jammy red fruits, vanilla pods, pepper and freshly-milled nutmeg. Emblematic notes of the garrigue heath mingle with this supremely harmonious ensemble. Palate - A magnificent balance is achieved between the superb and savoury tannins and the fatness and elegance of the mouth. The wine explodes on the palate and finishes at length with notes of crushed almonds. In summary - An ample wine offering much savour and distinction. Perfect with a rocket and goat's cheese salad, a breast of lamb, a carpaccio of beef, a charlotte of courgettes or assorted tempura... Serve at - 16°c. Keep - A wine for laying down, it will keep its appeal for 7 year more.