Appellation : Touraine-Amboise
Category : Red
Vintage : 2005
Variety : 35 % Côt and 65 % Cabernet franc
Soil : clay and limestone
Vine age : 60 years
Cultivation method :
- Earthing up and removal of earth around the vine stumps at the beginning of spring
- Ploughing during the vegetative cycle
- Manual de-leafing after flowering
- Elimination of shoots and less-ripe bunches during the season to air out the potential harvest
Harvest date : (systematic passage on sorting table)
October 10th 2005 (côt)
October 15th 2005 (cabernet)
Vinification and aging :
The slow and delicate maceration is done in concrete tank at a temperature of 27°C.
The aging takes place in 225 l and 400 l barrels without racking and only one light filtration before the bottling.
Bottling : 2 September 2006
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