Company Name:Chateau de la Selve

VintageCurrent Vintage

Format750 ml

ColorRed

CategoryStill Wine

Country/RegionFrance , Vallée du Rhône

AppellationVin de pays des Coteaux de l' Ardèche

ClassificationVin de pays

Alcohol percentage13.5 %

Sugar rate0-5 g/l

Contest(s)

Concours des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants 2003: Argent

Le Concours Général Agricole de Paris 2006: Argent

International Wine Challenge 2006: Approval

General

Tasting Notes (recommended):This very coloured wine resulting from organic culture of a beautiful dress cherry and a beautiful brightness, is very fuity with flavours of fruits red, cooked fruits, leather, animal, blackcurrant, spices and truffle. In mouth, this wine is fine, and long testing.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet, 10% Grenache

Soil:slopes on grounds argilo-limestones in the medium of the scrubland

Date of Harvest:mi september

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:Traditional method, compartmental wine making, wine not stuck and not filtered.

Temperature:from 18 to 30 °C

Length:long cuvaison 6 to 8 weeks

Malolactic:1 years

Bottle

Aging Potential:5 years

Cork Size:49x24 mm

Cork Material:Liège naturel

Bottle Type:Bourgogne

Chemical-Laboratory analysis (optional)

Extract:reassembly and long maceration

Method of Fining / Collage:wine not stuck and not filtered