Château Agnel, Minervois
Expressive, fresh, and fruity, combining elegance with power.
- Vintage 2014
- Producer Foncalieu
- Country France
- Region Languedoc
- Alcohol 14.5%
- Composition:
80% Syrah, 20% Grenache Noir
- Winemaker Notes With its Châteaux & Domaines Languedoc selection, Vignobles Foncalieu is embarking upon a mission to promote the South of France's winemaking heritage. A strong commitment, with a single philosophy guiding daily work: combining heritage, winemakers' savoir-faire and the expertise of agronomy and oenology technical services. This is an extraordinary alliance revealing a collection of authentic, refined wines and what proves to be above all a human adventure.
- Tasting Notes This wine reveals an expressive, fresh and fruity bouquet of redcurrant jelly and fresh fig. It is deliciously full- bodied on the palate, combining elegance with power. Enjoy with a mushroom fricassee, coq au vin or hare stew. Serve at 18°C, aging potential: 5 years.
- Vineyard
- Soil: limestone-clay terraces with worn pebbles
- Environment: Green pruning to control yield and ensure maximum grape ripeness.
- Vinification
- Fermentation: stainless steel vats with temperature control. Four weeks of maceration with two rack and returns at the beginning of fermentation followed by daily pumping over. Malolactic fermentation.
- Aging: Stainless steel
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