14 Gaillac Doux AC 2007 Renaissance
Domaine Rotier

Grape:100% Loin de l’oeil (14% alc.)

This wine is made from tiny yields of grapes concentrated by pourriture noble. It is a rich complex wine with pears and apples coming through very clearly on both the nose and palate. This wine would be the perfect match for foie gras, or go equally well with chocolate based desserts or blue cheese. For drinking now to 2012. Sweet, price per 50cl.

* Half bottles are available

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Alain Rotier & François Marre
Location:	Cadalen
Size of domaine:	35 hectares
Grape:	100% Loin de l’Oeil – average vine age 25 yrs Root stocks- R110, R99, 3309. Selection massale and clone 733. Vine average age now 25 years. Plant density of 4,000 vines per hectare and trained Cordon de Royat.
Terroir:	Ancient river terrace ‘graves’ of Tarn at 200 metres above sea level. Alluvium soil. Add lime to soil otherwise too acidic. Soil depth of between 1.5 and 3 metres.
Viticulture:	De-buds and green harvests. Cereals sown to compete against vines. Needs a touch of rain to trigger noble rot – then good weather & wind to concentrate the juice. Normally harvests in various ‘tries’ 8th-20th October.
Vinification:	Fermented in barrels (15% new) up to 7 yrs old and of 225 and 400 litres (medium toast). ST yeasts used. Fermentation (between 18 and 23C)over 1 month. Pressed and returned to oak. 10 month elevage. Average 120g/l of residual sugar. 8-16,000 50cl bts produced per year.
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exc vat: £13.19