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Gamme Vacqueyras
CASTILLON ROUGE
Awards
Vinous : 88-90/100 (Nicolas Grenaicher).
Food and wine pairing
This wine will match very well with a stew (hare, boar...), a
grilled red meat, or character cheeses.Grape varieties
Syrah, Grenache.
Terroir
Ideally located on the guarriges of Sarrians, our vines benefit
from a clayey soil, composed of smooth pebbles and gravel from
alluvial origin, associated with the Mediterranean climate with
its cold winters, hot summers and the famous Mistral...
Yield: Around 35 Hectolitres per Hectare.Vinification
Harvesting is done by hand in late September. Winemaking is traditionnal (destemmed and crushed), then placed in a tank with two daily pumping and a double load shedding until racking. During 12 months, the wine is aged in barrels for
maturation and bottled for optimum aging.Tasting
Attractive dark color with violet highlights. Rich, chocolatey, jammy nose with notes of mocha, blackberry jam, tapenade and graphite. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins.
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