cuvée "1551" (AOP Saint-Chinian)

Price 34.30€

Assemblage

100% Syrah

Terroir

Crès

Coteaux à l'exposition sud/sud-ouest

Vieilles vignes

Rendement 25-30 hl/ha

Vinification

Harvested at the optimum of maturity. Total disteming. Traditional vinifications with long macerations. Extraction by « rack and return » technic and « punch down » only. Long macerations from 30 to 40 days. Oak ageing in selected French oak barrels for 100% of the selection.

Tasting

The plot selection of this Syrah gives an extraordinary richness and aromatic purity. One plunges into a bold wine that delivers aromas of ripe fruit accompanied by delicate empyreumatic scrolls that give the Syrah fine notes of leather. The mouth is long, graceful and ends on a beautiful natural freshness revealing a tip of licorice which highlight the whole.

Awards

CGA Paris 2019 - Médaille d’OR-                                 (vint 2016)

DECANTER_WWA 2019 - 86/100 BRONZE            (vint 2016)

Wine ADVOCATE R. PARKER 2017 – 90+/100      (1st vint 2014)

Guide HACHETTE 2018 – 3***                                   (vint 2014)

DECANTER_WWA 2017 - 91/100 SILVER              (1st vint 2014)

 

Explanation

"This cuvée is a tribute to all the people who made VIRANEL what it is today because since 1551 it has always been transmitted by inheritance or alliance."

Supreme de faisan et salsifis

Suprême de faisan et salsifis