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| Name | Our second red, Magneric, is named after a parcel of old-vine Grenache Noir found high on a slope, from where some exceptional fruit comes. The origins of the name are unclear apart from also being the name a 6th century Bishop of Trier in Germany, in another of the finest vinegrowing regions in the world. |
| Vintage |
2006 |
| Grape varieties | Old vine Grenache Noir(20%), Old vine Carignan Noir(52%), young vine Syrah(28%), |
| Tasting note | Deep red with garnet notes. On the nose, intense, deep black and red fruits, particularly ripe blackberries and wild raspberries, a light toasty-vanillin barrel note. On the palate, a similar profile as the nose with a whole range of red and black fruits, overlaid with notes of violet and rounded out by soft brown sugar. The tannins are dense but soft and ripe and compliment well the full and concentrated palate. |
| Origin |
Parts schist, pure limestone, sandy quartz, volcanic peridotite.150-200 metres altitude. |
| Harvested | By hand, 3rd week September/ 1st week October 2006 |
| Yield | 22 Hl/Ha average |
| Vinification |
Entirely destemmed, fermented at 25-28°C, daily manual punch downs, post-fermentation skin contact for 25-40 days depending on the parcel. |
| Ageing | 65% matured sur lie in 228 litre French oak barrels (3-6 wines old), the rest sur lie in tank for 16-24 months. Unfined, unfiltered. |
| Alcohol | 14.5% alc.by volume |
| Drinking | 2009 - 2014 |
| Food | Given that this wine is both elegant and powerful, it is most versatile and would happily accompany dishes from spiced lamb tagine to roast venison. |
| Average Annual Production |
8,000 bottles |