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Le Mas d'Agalis
Yo no puedo mas … d’Agalis VIII

Vin de Table de France

This wine was made in 2008, and has a lovely deep purple/ruby colour, with a powerful nose of black berry fruits, with complex smoke pepper and spices complemented by a touch of chocolate and some animal notes. The flavour of the wine is more focussed on the fruit, with berry fruits like raspberry and bramble evident with plums, and blueberry; the spice becomes more evident on the length, as do the start of the development of some tertiary, or aged, aromas notably gravy and animal. The wine has a lovely balance with very fine ripe tannins and a good length.

Don't let the Vin de Table designation confuse you this is a very high quality wine.

Maturity: Drinks well on the fruit now, but will improve over 3 years and drink beautifully for 3 – 5 more.

Food: Can cope with the big flavours of roast meats, game, casseroles, wild boar, strongly flavoured mushroom dishes, etc.

Varieties: 50% Syrah
40% Carignan
10% Mourvedre

Alcohol: 14% abv, or 10.5 units per bottle

Terroir; Villefranchian limestone terraces, with large round pebbles in places

Yields: less than 30 hl/ha

Vinification:

Hand picked grapes rigorously sorted before de-stemming
Approximately 15 days fermentation using natural yeasts, with remontge as required
Low pressure pressing using a basket press
12 months agin 40% in barriques between 3 and 8 years old