Wines

Domaine Pierre Cros
Minervois Rouge Vielles Vignes 2009

AOC Minervois

The new vintage of this fascinating wine. It is made from 100% Carignan harvested from vines over 100 years old. This wine is intense and full of flavour, with much deep purple plum and concentrated black fruit coulis to the fore, but with some interesting high toned notes and good spice, particulary liquorice. Complex and very interesting this is a gem.

A full tasting note to follow

Varieties: 100% Carignan

14% abv, or 10.5 units per bottle

Viticulture/Vinification:

100 year old vines trained in goblets are the source for very healthy bunches of grapes
Grapes hand picked at low yields
Vinified in whole bunches, using semi-carbonic maceration
After a long maceration, aged in old oak barrels before bottling

Food: will cope with the flavours of larger game, including venison and wild boar, try also with partridge, well flavoured red meats, deeply flavoured vegetarian dishes and with mature hard cow's cheeses.