Château de Caraguilhes AOC Corbières Boutenac – Red

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Soil:
Limestone, stoney clay on a rocky hillside

Location:
Terroir de Boutenac, Saint-Laurent de la Cabrerisse

Culture:
ECOCERT certification Organically farmed grapes with no pesticides or herbicides employed.

Grape Varietals:
30% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre, 40% Carignan Aged in oak barrels for 10 months

Tasting:

Eye:
Deep, dense, crimson garnet. Intense concentration.

Nose:
Intense delicate aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and sherry. Upon breathing, it opens up with scents of moka and liquorice bringing further complexity.

Palate:
The immediate impression is richness together with a cohesive balance between the fruit, the softness of the tannins and the wine’s effortless concentration. A powerful, intense, sun soaked wine with remarkable freshness and considerable length – it is a true expression of our terroir as in the previous vintages. Already supple, it is a wine that can be drunk now yet has the character and structure for ample ageing.

Tips on service:
Serve at 16-17 °. We recommend to decant this wine two hours before service to reveal its full character.

Food and wine matching suggestions:
Quail with truffles, coq au vin, confit of duck, refined cheeses, grilled meat, smoked duck, wagyu beef. This velvet wine can also be enjoyed by itself.