Company Name:Somacvins

Vintage2003 

Format750 ml

ColorRed 

CategoryStill Wine 

Country/RegionFrance, Languedoc-Roussillon

Type of VineBlend

AppellationCôtes du Roussillon

ClassificationA.O.C. 

Alcohol Percentage13 %

Sugar Rate0-5 g/l 

Contest(s)

Mondial de Bruxelles Belqique:
(2006)Médaille Argent

General

Tasting Notes:Médaille de Bronze au concours des grands vins de Mâcon 2006 Médaille d’Argent au concours Mondial des vins de Bruxelles 2006 DESCRIPTION OF THE WINE : Colour : nice dark red garnet colour nose : mellow, complex with spicy, leathery and fruity aromas Tasting : full bodied and fat wine, tasty, peppery and well-balanced with good length. To drink with red meat, delicatessen and cheese.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:PRODUCER : The Château de Calce belongs to the cellar of Calce, as all the members joined together to buy this estate, located just beside the village. SOIL : Gilded and grey schists of Agly River valley. The vineyard spreads among schisteous hills covered with "garrigue" vegetation (Genevar trees, thymes, rosemary etc...)These lands of high hills are a natural reserve of wild game as rabbits, wild-boards and partridges. CLIMATE : The area of Roussillon is the most sunny part of France. The grapes ripeness is often improved by the northern wind "La Tramontane", dry and violent, but also by the sea-wind.

Type of Harvest:VINEGRAPES : 40 % Grenache noir 40 % carignan 20 % syrah VINIFICATION : whole grape vinification for carignan and syrah. Classical way of wine making for the grenache noir