ORIGIN OF THE PAINTING :
Le Mans Cathedral – France.

 

COMMENTARY :

Dark color. The nose is layered with ripe blackberries, cherry, blueberry, spices, white pepper. The wine is loaded with juicy black fruit and ripe berries, balanced by silky tannins. Nice long finish of dark fruit and soft tannins. This wine will improve in the bottle for another five six years.

FOOD & WINE PAIRING:

• Aged steak and French fries.
• Filet Mignon with a black peppercorn reduction.
• NY Strip with a wild mushroom and herb cream sauce. Rib Eye Steak and garlic mashed potatoes.
• Roasted game hens in honey blood orange glaze.
• Wild mushroom lasagna made with ricotta, fresh basil and organic tomatoes.
• Roasted beef with spices and peeper.
• Chili con carne.
• Assorted delicatessen.
• Broiled or barbecued heavy game and red meats such as lamb, beef, pork and veal.

 

TASTING :

Expected to keep well
Ideal serving temperature: 16°C /17°C.
To drink during the next decade.

– Hand-picked grapes

– Full destemming into tanks for immediate fermentation.

– Half crushing.

– 100% Stainless Steel fermented grapes.

– Daily punch downs and pump overs.

– Total skin contact: 12 days

– Fermentation: Native yeast.

– Pneumatic pressing.

– Aged 24 months “on the lees” in steel tanks. – No filtration, No fining.