Appellation: Séguret
Area of Production: 29 acres
Grapes: Grenache 80% Syrah 20%
Vintage: 2015
Vineyard: Founded in 1952; now Certified Organic
Bottle Style: Burgundy
Winemaker: Christian Voeux
Soil: Gravely soils, with clay, marl, & sand
Harvest:
- Grapes are harvested manually.
- Entering the cellar, the grapes are de-stemmed, and then brought into the fermentation tanks.
- The yeasts used are naturally present in the vineyard and on the berries. They develop slowly in the fermenting tank, and have a great diversity, which contributes to the aromatic complexity of their cuvees.
Vinification:
- l’Amauve uses fermentation tanks made with either concrete, stainless steel, or fiberglass depending on the size of the tank and the cuvee.
- At the end of the maceration, the free run wine is racked off, and the pomace (skin of the berries) is pressed. The free run wine and the pressed wine may be blend later depending on their tasting.
- Some of their cuvees will be aged in barrels for 12 months.
- Red wines are bottled without any fining and after a rough filtration or even without any filtration if their natural clarification is sufficient.
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Description:
The classically constructed 2015 Cotes du Rhone Villages Seguret Reserve is drawn from a single parcel, planted to 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah. No, it’s not a fleshy, creamy wine but one with backbone, spice and savory complexity. Black cherry fruit? Yes. Ripe tannins? Yes. Length and acidity? Yes. Half was aged in barrel, the rest in tank, so there’s balance to be found there as well.
