Malbec
Tasting notes
- Color: Deep garnet with violet highlights.
- Smell: Powerful grape variety, black fruit.
- Mouth: Spicy, tannic..
Jean-Baptiste de Clock
Terroir : Clayey and chalky.
Grape variety : Malbec or Cot.
Harvest : The grapes are picked at full organoleptic maturity in mid-September.
Winemaking : De-stemming, cold maceration, fermentation with controlled temperature (25-28°C), extraction by pumping-over, long vattings (10-20 days), with daily control of densities. Pneumatic pressing. Maturing in barrel on fine lees. Fining and filtration before bottling at the domain.
Best served with : Grilled red meat, Indian and Mexican cuisine. To drink within three years, 5-10 years of keeping, to be served at room temperature and with a decanter.