Château Villenouvette - Cuvée Marcel Barsalou

🥇 Gold medal at the General Agricultural Competition in Paris. VINTAGE: 2017 LABEL: A.O.P. Corbieres STOPPER: cork stopper ⛰ GEOLOGY Former alluvial terraces of rolled pebbles and calcareous colluvium. 🍇 GRAPES carignan and syrah. 💪 DEVELOPMENT Carbonic maceration is practiced on the carignan while the syrah undergoes a more classic vinification with destemming. The vatting lasts three weeks. After blending, the alcoholic fermentation ends in French oak barrels. Aging in barrels lasts twelve months. 🌡SERVING TEMPERATURE Between 15°C and 18°C. 🍷 TASTING EYE: dark garnet color with vermillion edges. NOSE: notes of dried fig, black olive, white pepper. Then, aromas of cherry, currant syrup, chocolate and a hint of nutmeg. MOUTH: sweet spices and mineral flavors, evolved aromas of truffle and coffee with notes of red fruits dominating a long finish. 🍽 FOOD & WINE PAIRINGS Wild boar stew, grilled lamb chops.