LES TERRES ROUGES is a demonstration Carignan is an exciting grape. Often used in the past to produce wines of poor quality, this grape variety can give interesting wines: complex, rich and elegant.
On this nice terroir, old vins give low yields.
Cold microclimate with fresh nights permit to obtain great phenolic maturity. Carignan keep some of its rustic type with more fineness and elegance.
Still racy.
Soil :
Schistous and limestone
Altitude between 220 and 350 meters above sea-level
Mediterranean climate moderated by altitude and proximity of Montagne Noire
Grapes :
Age of the vineyard :
Yield :
35-40 hl/ha depending on the vintage
Wine making :
Date of harvest at the optimal phenolic maturity
Manual harvest. Grape sorting in the vineyard
Total destalking
Pre-fermentation maceration for one week and long traditional maceration. Duration managed by tasting depending on feature of each vintage
Controlled temperature of fermentation limited at 27-28°C
Ageing :
18 months in tanks and barrels