Description
AOP Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Chateau Virant, Owner-Grower, Sandeel of Provence (13).
Tasting
Sustained dress. Its powerful and balanced nose with aromas of red fruits in jam, its few notes of cocoa, of garrigue and liquorice make it a structured and powerful product, with well-melted fine tannins.
Winemaking
Old vines on very arid hillsides, pre-fermentation maceration at 15°, fermentation between 18 et 22°, long maceration (4 weeks).
grape varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Grenache.
Degrees : 14,5 % vol.
Awards
- Medalist at the General Agricultural Competition in Paris in 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012 et 2015,
- Medalist at the Regional Competition of the Hillsides of Aix-en-Provence in 2003 and of 2007 at 2014,
- 85/100 au guide Gilbert et Gaillard 2008,
- 1 star in the Hachette wine guide in 2008.
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