Château des Erles Cuvée des Ardoises

Château des Erles

Cuvée des Ardoises 2018

Fitou AOP

France - Languedoc

In 2001, the Lurton brothers acquired a vineyard in a magnificent terroir on the borders of Corbières, a forgotten region. They restore the vineyard and make it the flagship vineyard of the Fitou appellation. The choice to keep the trio of typical Languedoc grape varieties (Carignan, Grenache and Syrah) at Château des Erles allowed them to achieve a remarkable overall balance on this exceptional schist (slate) terroir.

Manual harvest in crates. The grapes are passed through sorting tables and then destemmed. The Carignans are vinified in carbonic maceration. The Syrahs and Grenaches are vinified in the traditional way. A cold maceration is carried out before the start of fermentation as well as a final hot maceration to perfect the extraction of polyphenols. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vats. Aging for 8 to 10 months in Bordeaux barrels (225 Liters) new at 50% and 50% of 1 wine, then assembly, fining and bottling.

Grape varieties:

Carignan, syrah and black grenache.

Tasting Notes:

A smooth and supple wine, with seductive aromas of Asian spices, pepper and smoke, and surprising purity of fruit in its rich flavors of black plum, blackberry and kirsch. A long and intense finish with notes of olives and blackcurrant.

Wine style:

Round and distinctive red wine.

Food and wine :

Veal kidney in parsley, porcini mushrooms from Corbières. Côte de Bazadaise and gnocchi with black garlic cream.

Aging potential in your cellar:

5 years

Analytic :

75 cl - 14% volume

Contains sulfites

Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health. To consume with moderation.

"The consumption of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy, even in small quantities, can have serious consequences on the health of the child".