Le Marcelot

AOP FRONTON 2020
Hand harvested on 16 and 17 September 2020

Blend : 100% Negrette

The Marcelot is a plot of old vines of Negrette (50 years old) located on the third terrace of the Tarn. 
The soils are shallow and the plateau offers warm temperatures in summer allowing full ripening of the fruits.
The midrow is composed of herbs and clovers offering a good supply of carbon and nitrogen for these vines whose yield does not exceed 20 hl/ ha.

Winemaking: 

Hand harvested, destemmed and strided.
Vinification in concrete tank of 50hl. Maceration of 3 weeks.

Tasting: 

Complex and intense nose, on black fruits and violet.

Creamy and sunny mouth with notes of ripe black fruits and sweet spices.

Yield: 20 hl/ha
Alcohol: 14% vol.
Bottling date: July 7, 2021