Château La Canorgue, Côtes du Luberon AOC, organic wine, red, from € 14.55

Château La Canorgue, Côtes du Luberon AOC, organic wine, red, 2021, from € 14.55

Nathalie Margan continues the Château La Canorgue in the spirit of her father, who sees the basis for good organic wine in flawless and healthy grapes. This is done throughout the year in the vineyards a lot of work. How right this approach is, is to be experienced by tasting this Château La Canorgue red, which is one of the best in the region.

Organic wine awarded

Gold medal Challenge international, Concours grands vins de France Macon

Organic wine -  profile

• Color : bright dark red
• Nose : captivating flavours of strawberry, blackcurrants, blueberries, hints of thyme and rosemary before revealing a pinch of violet and cinnamon
• Palate : voluminous organic wine with generous flavours of red and dark berries, herbes de Provence, fine tannins and a long finish
• Drinking recommendation: 2-3 years of ripening are good for this wine, after which it reaches its top form and keeps it up to 7 years after the harvest year. The temperature should be 16-18 ° C.

Organic wine - processing, Château La Canorgue, Luberon AOC, red

Manual grape harvest, 50% of the grapes are destemmed and lightly crushed. The second half is spontaneously fermented with the grapes' own yeasts together with the first half for 8 to 10 days. Pressing is then carried out using a pneumatic press. The wine is separated from the pomace and a little later biological acid fermentation, also known as lactic acid fermentation, begins. Here, the malic acid contained in the organic wine is converted into lactic acid (more compatible). During our long collaboration, the quality level was always very high, with minor deviations due to different weather conditions. This is an indication of natural winemaking, where nothing is removed from the wine and nothing other than a small dose of sulfur is added. This red organic wine then matures for 5 months, partly in large wooden barrels with a capacity of 1,000 l, in amphoras, in stainless steel tanks and concrete tanks, in which this red organic wine is refined and almost reaches its drinking maturity. The tannins fade into the background, the scents and aromas develop and are released. To ensure that as many flavors as possible are retained in the wine, it is only slightly filtered before being bottled.

The organic wine at a glance

• Wine type: dry medium bodied red wine
• Region: Lubéron AOC, Rhône
• Wine estate and bottling: Château La Canorgue
• Grapes: Syrah 70 %, Grenache 20 %, Carignan 10 %
• Aging: 5 months aging partly in large wooden barrels, (foudrer 1,000 l), in amphoras, stainless steel and concrete tanks.
• Content: 0.75 l
• Vintage: 2021
• Drinking recommendation: End 2026
• Analysis: Alcohol 13,1 % Vol, residual sugar 0,4 g/l, acidity total 4,7 g/l, SO2 free 23 mg/l, SO2 total 33 mg/l.
• Allergens: contains sulfites
• Suitable for vegans
• Organic wine certified FR-BIO-01
• We obtain this wine directly from the Château La Canorgue in 84480 Bonnieux, France

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