M.Chapoutier Croix de Bois (France)
Appearance: intense red.
Nose:ย Black fruits, blackberry jam.
Palate:ย unctuous, ample with warm tannins. According to the vintage, the wine can be kept from 30 to 60 years, indeed from 50 to 75 years.
Grape variety/varieties:ย Grenache.
Harvest:ย Selective hand picking at maturity.
Soil:ย The soil, typical of the appellation Chรขteauneuf-du-Pape, is composed of big quartzite shingles and sandy red clay.
Vinification:ย Vinifications are made in concrete tanks. Grapes are destemmed and the vatting lasts around 3 weeks, in order to polymerize the tannins. Only the free-run juice is used to make this wine.
Ageing:ย Ageing in tanks between 14 and 16 months.
Alcohol content:ย 15
$199.00
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