La Cavale rouge 2019 - Domaine La Cavale

La Cavale rouge 2019

AOP Luberon

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Terre de Vins Silver medal 2022

Blend

44% Grenache noir
44% Syrah
12% Carignan

Winemaking

Harvest at dawn, cold pre-fermentation at 12°C then alcoholic fermentation in thermoregulated stainless steel tanks for 3 weeks, followed by a malolactic fermentation in 3000-litre Stockinger casks (Austrian oak). Ageing for 12 to 14 months. Blending and bottling at the beginning of the following year.

Tasting notes

Beautiful garnet color. Nose combining undergrowth, leather and fruits of the woods such as blackberry and blackcurrant.
Ample and silky palate with notes of scrubland.
Pleasant finesse of the tannins.
Fresh finish with aromas of ripe cherry.

Wine and food pairings

Rillettes of rooster and poultry livers.
Beef flank steak, blueberry chutney and rosemary roasted potatoes. Coral lentil cake with walnuts.
Fresh figs poached in red wine.
Black forest.

Technical Director

Jean-Paul Aubert

Vineyard size

41 hectares under vines
3rd year of conversion to organic farming
Certified in 2020

Soil

Sand and gravel

Number of 750ml bottles produced of this wine

6000

Consultant

Alain Graillot

Total production of red wines

42%

Plots

Lourmarin, Vaugines

Alcohol by volume

14% vol

Weight

6x75cl: 7.4 kg