dfb champs pentus tasting notes

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Vineyards : 30 year old vines planted on ‘La Serre’ plateau and ‘La Serre’ piedmont facing south=east. Metamorphic and schist soil. Vineyard cer@fied organic since 1997. Winemaking : Hand=picked grapes. Whole cluster (50%) fermenta@on with na@ve yeasts. Gentle punch downs and pump overs allowed for phenolic extrac@on from the grape skins. 10 month élevage in stainless (50%) and foudre (50%). Very liPle sulfur used during winemaking and élevage; minute sulfur added at boPling. Unfined & Unfiltered. 1,500 cases produced. Appella&on : 2013 Domaine Frédéric Brouca “Champs Pentus” Villages : Faugères Grapes : 40% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 30% Carignan 14% Alcohol

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Vineyards*:**

30*year*old*vines*planted*on*‘La*Serre’*plateau*and*‘La*Serre’*piedmont*facing*south=east.*Metamorphic*and*schist*soil.*Vineyard*cer@fied*organic*since*1997.*

Winemaking*:**

Hand=picked*grapes.*Whole*cluster*(50%)*fermenta@on*with*na@ve*yeasts.*Gentle*punch*downs*and*pump*overs*allowed*for*phenolic*extrac@on*from*the*grape*skins.*10*month*élevage*in*stainless*(50%)*and*foudre*(50%).*Very*liPle*sulfur*used*during*winemaking*and*élevage;*minute*sulfur*added*at*boPling.*Unfined*&*Unfiltered.*1,500*cases*produced.*

Appella&on):)) 2013)Domaine)Frédéric)Brouca))“Champs)Pentus”)

Villages*:***********Faugères*

Grapes*:************40%*Syrah,*30%*Grenache,*30%*Carignan

14% Alcohol