Les Tuiliers

AOP FRONTON 2020
Hand harvested from 16 to 30 September 2020

Blend : 50% Negrette, 50% Syrah

Les Tuiliers is a small plot of old Syrah vines with a low yield on a clay soil. It was assembled with the Negrette of the neighbouring plot whose soil is gravelly.

Vinification: 

Hand harvest, destemmed and strided.
Separate vinifications in concrete vats of 50hl.
Maceration of 3 weeks for the Negrette and 6 weeks for the Syrah.

Full malolactic fermentation.
Ageing in a fibre tank

Tasting: 

Complex nose dominated by ripe red fruits and spices.

On the palate, notes of black fruit and pepper are expressed.
Melted tannins.

Beautiful aromatic persistence.

Yields: 25 hl/ha for the Negrette, 18 hl/ha for the Syrah.
Alc: 14.5%vol.