CHATEAU CAPION (ANIANE) Le Songe d'Éocène Red 2017 Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Description
Viticulture
Average vine age- 20 to 30 years. Planting density- 3600 plants per hectare. Pruning type- Royat and Gobelet. Yield-20 hectolitres / hectare.
Vinification
The hand-picked harvest (using small crates) is stored in a refrigerated room before manual sorting. Once the grapes are crushed, the must is pumped into stainless- steel thermo-regulated vats. Grapes vinified separately in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. Cold skin maceration, temperature control between 18 and 20 °C&
Tasting notes
A potential rock star in the making, the 2017 Terrasses du Larzac le Songe d'Eocene (tasted as a sample assembled from several barrels) is slightly less aromatic than the regular bottling, but it's more concentrated. Full-bodied, creamy and plush, it combines blueberries, licorice and vanilla into a stunning whirl of flavor, finishing long and intense. Joe Czerwinski