Château de Pennautier 2023 - AOP Cabardès Wine

75cl • AOP Cabardès GRAPE VARIETIES • 30% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10% Syrah, 10% Malbec TERROIR • Clay-limestone plots on the rocky hillsides facing south of the Montagne Noire, between 200 and 300 m altitude. The intermediate climate of Cabardès alternates between Atlantic and Mediterranean influences. VINIFICATION • Night harvest. Selection of first pressings. Static settling at 8-10°C then racking and fermentation at 16-18°C. Éraising on fine lees after blending TASTING • Clear, brilliant, crystalline lychee color. Aromas of citrus fruits, small white-fleshed fruits and a slightly liquorice finish. Good attack on the palate, round and fresh, nice persistence. At the heart of the Cabardès AOP, the Château de Pennautier vineyard climbs the sunny, rocky hillsides of the Montagne Noire, where limestone and clay, Mediterranean heat, Atlantic influence and mountain freshness combine. This exceptional terroir with fresh limestone combines Atlantic (Cabernet, Merlot) and Mediterranean (Grenache, Syrah) influences for an ideal and unique climatic balance. The Château de Pennautier, an emblematic jewel of the Cabardès appellation, has been the historic cradle of the Lorgeril family for 12 generations. Its privileged geographical location, at the crossroads of Mediterranean and Atlantic influences, combines on the same high-altitude terroir a mixed grape variety from both regions and a dual influence: Atlantic freshness and Mediterranean warmth. This unique position on the southern slopes of the Montagne Noire, between 230 and 260 m above sea level, gives its wines an incomparable personality and aromatic complexity: fresh, elegant and distinguished, they combine, in the search for harmony, the aromas of scrubland and typically Mediterranean spices with notes of red and black fruits from Atlantic grape varieties.