L’Apogee
- Vintage 2012
- Producer Foncalieu
- Country France
- Region Languedoc
- Alcohol 14%
- Composition:
85% Syrah and 15% Grenache Noir
- Winemaker Notes Michel Cazevieille and Sébastien Roubichou have continually nurtured their land in their efforts to go further and do better. At an altitude of 180 metres and with a south-western exposure sheltered from the wind, the vines draw strength from the soil to offer us this wine which is truly at its apogee
- Tasting Notes Deep, dense red colour. Bouquet of ripe red and black berries (redcurrant jelly), eucalyptus and garrigue (thyme, rosemary). Fruity, powerful and well-structured on the palate. A long
and spicy finish.
PAIRING : to be enjoyed among connoisseurs, primarily with grilled meat. Serve at room temperature 17°C. Cellaring potential: 10 years. - Press Robert Parker: 91 - 93 points
- Vineyard SOILS : soil composed of fossil sandstone and limestone-clay in the Chaînon de Saint-Chinian terroir. Altitude: 180 metres. Mediterranean climate with continental influences, offering a wine which is exceptional in its balance and spicy nature.
VINE-GROWING : sustainable growing methods and plot-by-plot selection limiting yield to 15 hl/ha.
• Cordon de Royat pruning for good bunch distribution.
• Debudding to limit yield.
• Leaf thinning to improve grape exposure to the sun.
• Bunch thinning to enable selection of the highest quality grapes - Vinification WINEMAKING :
• Upon receipt of the harvest, an automatic sorting system followed by a second manual grape-bygrape
sorting at a conveyor, and a tilting press (grape crushing at the top of the vat just before
vatting) to preserve the grapes’ aromatic potential.
• Pre-fermentation cold maceration lasting 5-6 days to gently extract the pigments and aromas
found in the grape skins.
• Alcoholic fermentation in low-capacity temperature-controlled stainless steel vats (40-100 hl) for
plot-by-plot vinification.
• Maceration lasting 3-4 weeks with daily punching down and pumping over to gently extract the full
richness from the grapes.
AGEING : aging for 12 months in new French oak barrels, with a special selection of the finest grapes
to develop the wines’ length and finesse
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