The Red Artemes 2021

Silky, fruity and spicy

AOP Luberon | 14.5% Alc.

Terroir
Places called 'Les Hauts' and 'Bas Artèmes', 'Les Hauts Heyrauds'. The latest terroir with a southern exposure, on a hillside with an average altitude above 300 m. The wines produced on these soils are more structured and of a beautiful density giving them a potential for aging. Mediterranean notes of pine forest and scrubland characterize them.

Assembly
70% Syrah, 30% Grenache

Age of the vine
30 years old.

Yield
25 Hl/ha.

Cultivation methods
Organic farming, double cordon de royat pruning, disbudding, pre-sorting before harvest. Alternate grassing and soil work (plowing).

Winemaking
100% destemmed harvest, cold pre-fermentation maceration at 7°C for 1 week, yeasting, alcoholic fermentation for 15 days at 25°C then vatting for one week. Juice draining, malolactic fermentation in vats.

Breeding
12 months in barrels of 2 to 3 wines for 1/3 of the volume and 2/3 remaining in vat. Blending before bottling.

Tasting
Very beautiful ruby ​​red color, intense and brilliant. The nose opens little by little on red fruits, peppery spices and delicately woody notes. Frank and ripe, it excels in all its unctuous material, balanced on aromas of cherry and red berries. Ample and melted tannins, which accompany a fresh and tasty finish.

Guard
7/8 years old.