21 St Chinian AC 2007 L’Ivresse des Cimes
Domaine des Terres Falmet

Grape:40% Mourvèdre, 30% Syrah, 30% Grenache (13.5% alc.)

From a steep hillside vineyard in the Montagne Noire, this comes from 40 year old vines, and is minerally, spicy and tobaccoey. In our view Saint Chinian is one of the finest appellations of Languedoc, and this is a really good example. For drinking now to 2012.

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Yves Falmet who originates from the Aube in Champagne. Qualified oenologue. Worked in California, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary and France to gain winemaking and vineyard experience.
Location:	Creissan
Size of domaine:	25 hectares in one plot
Grape:	40% Mourvèdre, 30% Grenache, 30% Syrah. 60 years average.
Terroir:	45° steep slopes facing north-west on the southern edge of the Montagne Noire. Clayey limestone – lots of stones, alkali soil.
Viticulture:	Syrah trained on wires – all other vines in gobelet formation. ‘Lutte integré’ viticulture. Debud, vendanges en vert only if necessary. Manual harvest. No herbicides or pesticides used.
Vinification:	100% destalked. Traditional vinification. Pumped over 3 times a day for 1st week, 1 month’s cuvaison in cement tanks. 2001 was first vintage he bottled and sold St Chinian. Aged in cement. Unfined and unfiltered. Bottled after 20 months. Carafing recommended.
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exc vat: £8.00