Domaine Julien de l'Embisque, Côtes du Rhône AOP, Cuvée Plaisir, pure, organic red wine, 2016
Order unit 18 bottles

Gold medal Gilbert et Gaillard 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Sélection Guide Hachette 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Silver Medal Concours des vins de la vallée du Rhône 2013

Colour: 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 sulphites

Organic wine certified by FR BIO 001, Member of AB

Organic wine processing

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 technical terms are explained in our Organic Wine Lexicon

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