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© Red Squirrel Wine Ltd 2014 CHATEAU LA VILLATADE NOMA 2011 Winemaker : Denis Morin Appellation : AOC Minervois Region: Languedoc-Rousillon Country : France Grape : Grenache (80%), Syrah (20%) Vintage : 2011 Cellaring : 2019 Closure : Cork Alcohol : 13% Bottle size : 75cl Yield: 30 hl / hectare Production : 7,000 bottles METHOD The grapes are grown at an altitude of 300 metres, on 25- year-old vines in limestone and schist soils. They use no chemicals or fertilisers in the vineyard and operate more or less organically (but without certification). Maceration for six weeks with natural yeast fermentation at 28 degrees, using a tiny amount of sulphur (10% the legal dose) at bottling, also unfiltered. No oak at all either, just fruit! TASTING NOTES Blackcurrants, raspberries, sweet spices, garrigue herbs, chocolate and coffee VICTUALS Minute steak, Provençal chicken, Toulouse sausage casserole, roast game birds
