Cuvée Délice du Vent - Domaine le Cazal

Cuvée Délice du Vent
		AOC Minervois red wine Alcohol content : 13.5% vol Cuvée Délice du Vent - Vintage 2009 Selected plots with yields of 30hl / ha May be drunk in 1 yr or kept for 10 yrs price : 20,00 € per bottle

Exploitation

Family estate consisting of 70 hectares of which 17 hectares are cultivated to vines.
Certified « Agriculture Raisonnée » - obtained in 2004 (a traceable, environmentally friendly method of winegrowing that has been officially certified since 2001)
Old vines : Carignan (80 yrs old), Grenache (50 yrs old) et Syrah (20 yrs old)

Wine making process

Harvested by hand.
Carbonic maceration of the Carignan & Syrah varieties together, in concrete vats, for 14 days from the moment that the grapes are put into the vats.
The Grenache was processed separately, then mixed during the final blending.

Maturing

24 months in new casks of 400 litres
Wine store installed in old sheepfold specifically renovated for this purpose.

Wine tasting

Complex aromas (gingerbread, crystallised fruits) which combines finess, strength & elegance.
Rounded & polished tannins together with the oak in which it was aged.
Will reach it's peak in 2014 / 2015, may be kept for 10 years.
Drink with game dishes or a leg of lamb.

Packaging

Bordelaise Emotion bottles of 75cl laid in cases of 6.
Bottled & stored on Domaine in an old sheepfold transformed into a storage hanger.