Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône AOP, Cuvée Plaisir, pure organic redwine, 2016
 

Color: garnet red

Nose: intense aromas of raspberries, gooseberries, delicate hint of cinnamon

Mouth: fruity red wine with a velvety soft taste, an aroma of red currants, long-lasting flavors and soft tannins

Recommendation: with 14 to 16° C, with Mediterranean dishes, grilled meats, young cheeses.
Alternative: chilled at 8 to10° C,  as an aperitif or with fish dishes

Grape varieties: 50 % Grenache, 30 % Carignan, 15 % Syrah 5 % Mourvèdre

Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.
Contains sulphite

Organic wine certified by Ecocert SAS France

Wine-preparation

Fermentation time: 14 days with 3 times daily pumping (remontage), during the 2nd half of the fermentation process the skins is pushed back into the mash twice a day (delestages). After the end of fermentation, the mash is gently pressed. The young organic wine first is stored in stainless steel tanks (malolactic fermentation) and then until bottling in concrete tanks.

The high quality of the grapes and the hygienic processing allow this organic wine to sulphurise very little. It contains only 55 mg / l sulfite (allowed 110 mg / l for dry red wines).

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