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| Name | Our entry level red wine, Le Fournas, is named after one of our Syrah vineyards, hidden way up in the hills. The name comes from a lime furnace which operated in the 19th century, the ruins of which can be seen in the Garrigue scrub. |
| Grape varieties | Grenache Noir (43%), Carignan (40%) and Syrah (17%) |
| Vintage | 2009 |
| Tasting note | Dense purple, morello-cherry red. Rich aromas of blackcurrant fruits and dark leaves, damson, loganberry and redcurrant, complimented by brown sugar, and a flinty minerality. A medium to full-bodied wine with great depth of flavour, Le Fournas shows cassis, plums, wild red fruits and notes of cedar on the palate, supported by fresh acidity and soft tannins with a long, aromatic finish. |
| Origin |
Parts limestone, chalky-clay, sandy loam. |
| Harvested | By hand, 2nd – 4th week September 2009. |
| Yield | 20 Hl/Ha |
| Vinification |
Entirely destemmed, fermented at 25-30°C using wild yeasts, daily manual punch downs, post-fermentation skin contact for 15-25 days depending on the parcel. Minimal pumping to keep the fruit quality as intact as possible. |
| Ageing | 100% matured sur lie in tank for 18 months. Unfined, loosely filtered. |
| Drinking | 2010-2015 |
| Food | It is a particularly good accompaniment to the cuisine of the Mediterranean region using tomato-based sauces, olives or wild herbs such as thyme or rosemary . The concentration of fruit and acidity balances rich sauces and particularly ‘red’ poultry/game such as pigeon, duck or guinea fowl. Certified as made from grapes under conversion to Organic Agriculture, controlled by ECOCERT |