Laurus Rasteau Red
Available At: Your favorite liquor store including Manitoba Liquor Marts
Use Product ID #: 6044
Vintage: 2005
Region: Rhone Valley, France
Grape Variety: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault
VINIFICATION:
The harvesting is entirely manual upon their arrival in the cellar, the grapes are destemmed and crushed. Vinification is traditional
with fermentation temperatur rigourously maintained under 30° a maceration lasting 25 days and a twice-daily pumping-over. 30% of the wine is then run into 275-liter oak Laurus barrels (one and two-year barrels)
and aged for a 12 month period.
TASTING NOTES:
Intense purple robe and an almost opaque density. The nose is full and open, with notes of dark fruit such as black cherries, blackberries along with spicy Provençal herbs, and a hint of vanilla. On the palate, the wine shows all of its potential. Fleshy and full, with firm tannins and good structure, this Rasteau
is classic and hearty. Will age well for 5 to 6 years.
SOILS:
Thin soil with a truck alluvial base.