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Madiran 19.10
Appellation
Madiran
Farming
Organic
Varietals
80% Tannat, 20% Cabernet Franc
Vineyards & Viticulture
South-oriented hillside/slope looking to the Pyrenees Mountains. Soil is clay/silt (argilo limoneux) with big pebbles (gales roulés) at the top of the slope. Pebbles from riverbed 400 million years ago, when Pyrenees were formed. 25+-year-old vines planted at a density of 4400 vines/hectare. Guyot simple pruning. No chemical products used.
Soils
Clay and silt
Harvest & Vinification
Cold maceration for 48 hours then yeasting. Fermentation at a regulated temperature and gentle extraction (pigeage); vatting for 21 days. Aging in concrete vats.