Côt Vieilles Vignes

Appellation : Touraine
Category : Red
Vintage : 2006
Variety : Côt
Soil : clay and silica on a subsoil of limestone
Vine age : 115 years

Cultivation method :
  • Earthing up and removal of earth around the vine stumps at the beginning of spring
  • Ploughing during the vegetative cycle
Harvest date : handpicked in harvest cases (Systematic passage on sorting table followed by a de-stemming)
24 September 2006

Vinification and aging : 20 days maceration in concrete tank. Aged 6 months in tank

Goal : extract the best of the variety such as fine tannins and black fruit aromas.

Bottling : March 2007

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