Chateau La Tour de l'Eveque, Rouge

Producer

Château la Tour de l’Evêque

Country of origin

Frankrijk

Wine Region

Provence

Classification

AOC

Organic/Biodynamic/Vegan:

Organic

Vintage

2016

Grape varieties wine

Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah

% of grape varieties wine

82% Syrah 18% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting note

Our organic reds seduce for their elegance and amaze by their ability to age. Dress Ruby-purple, intense nose, notes of black fruits and aromatic herbs, dry and ample palate, very generous. It is perfect with meats, cheeses, chocolate.

Wine-food combination

It is perfect with meats, cheeses, chocolate.

Vinification

The vineyards are worked by hand, using natural animal fertilizers. Buds are trimmed and a green harvest is practice to purposefully limit yields. A part of the vineyard is plowed with horses. The area between the rows of vines is grassed over with cereals. All grapes are harvested manually, sorted, not de-stemmed and directly loaded into an hydraulic Champenois Coquard press without crushing. The grapes are lightly pressed so as to obtain optimum delicacy and fragrance from the very heart of the grapes. Wines ferment in temperature-controlled stainless steel, gravity-fed cuves. The wine is bottled at the Château la Tour de l’Evêque.

Location Vineyard

In the hilly valley of the Maurettes the land Schisteux of the Phyllades de Hyères consists of shaley soil derived from Silurian layers, and Permian red sandstone. The vines covering 78 hectares, are on average twenty years old.

Soil

It consists of shaley soil derived from Silurian layers, and Permian red sandstone.

Closure

Cork

Bottle size

750 ml

Serving temperature

16° - 18°

Ageing potential

2-3 years

Awards & ratings

90/100 Wine Enthusiast