Wines

Domains

L'Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
Tour de Pierres 2007

AOC Pic-Saint-Loup

Rich and complex with an initial massive attack of red berry and currant fruit on the nose and palate with a few herbal notes trying to come through on the impressive length. This wine has lovely balance and is going to be very, very good in a year or two if it has not all been drunk in the meantime!

Maturity: lovely now, and improving all the time, it will reach its peak in 2012 and drink well for three to five more years.

Food: a tremendous food wine, will be great with many things like ham with parsley sauce, roast lamb shanks, roasted aubergine parmagiano, and even a well filled Spanish omelette.

Varieties: 50% Syrah
40% Grenache Noir
10% Mourvèdre

Yields: <35 hl/ha

Vinification:

Destemmed grapes vinified separately by parcel and variety
Pigeage up to four times a day during the 14 – 20 day temperature controlled fermentation
Aged partly in old oak barriques for 10 months