Cuvée des 400 Ans - Château de Pennautier 2020 Wine

75cl • AOP Cabardès GRAPE VARIETIES • Grenache 40%, Syrah 25%, Cabaret franc 20%, Malbec 15% TERROIR • These highest plots of Château de Pennautier were cultivated in the 17th century, when its wines were drunk in Versailles, between 320 and 340m above sea level. They have been reclaimed from the scrubland since 1960 to plant Languedoc Grenache, Mediterranean Syrah, Atlantic Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Their fine limestone soil on deeper clays allows deep rooting and regular humidity during dry periods. VINIFICATION • Hand-harvested and sorted in low-yielding vineyards. Long fermentation of 24 to 28 days. Partial aging for 12 months in oak barrels and demi-muids of 3 wines (Taransaud, Orion – over 12 months for 40% of the volumes) to preserve the balance of this complex wine combining finesse of aromas and flavors of Mediterranean spices. TASTING • Intense fruity nose of fresh fruit, balanced palate with fresh notes of red fruit, raspberry and redcurrant. Beautiful material, all finesse and amplitude. Individual case - Grouping box of 6 In the heart of the AOP Cabardès, the Château de Pennautier vineyard climbs the sunny and 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.