Maison Ventenac Syrah
Mas ventenac cabardes languedoc roussillon france.
Maison ventenac syrah. Forging a new languedoc identity for just over 10 years winemaking couple stéphanie and olivier ramé have transformed the ventenac estate and have become a driving force behind the quality and credibility of the cabardès appellation in languedoc roussillon. I m a great believer in the wines of my adoptive home i ve written well over a million words about them in the last 23 years. Their vineyards are in cabardès the only languedoc appellation that allows both atlantic and mediterranean grape varieties so offering a unique exploration of flavours. Best served young for its juice and fruitiness intense aromas of violet.
Cabernet merlot syrah. Here it s all about fresh spices tension and rectitude. En effet l aop cabardès est la seule aop languedocienne ayant l obligation d assembler au moins 40 de cépages atlantiques cabernet merlot et 40 de cépages méditerranéens syrah grenache. Maison ventenac cabardes terra vitis lieu dit le cammas languedoc roussillon france.
Syrah grenache and traditional bordeaux varieties merlot cabernet sauvignon cabernet franc in even proportions. Chateau ventenac cabardes la grande reserve de georges languedoc roussillon france. This vintage matches these qualities exactly. Cabernet grenache merlot syrah.
Winemakers stephanie olivier ramy a husband and wife team are the third generation of their family to run the show at maison ventenac. Fermented in concrete tanks with punch downs for the first few days then pumping over. The area near the medieval fortified city of carcassone has the rare characteristic of benefitting from oceanic influences from the atlantic ocean yet with an overall mediterranean climate typical of languedoc. Cabardes nw languedoc france.
Lovers of dense woody over ripe syrahs move on. Maison ventenac is a family owned estate and winery located in the heart of the cabardès aop near carcassone in the languedoc wine region of france. La maison ventenac s inscrit dans une démarche d agriculture raisonnée certifiée par l organisme principal terra vitis. Half matured in terracotta amphorae and half in a 2000 litre foudre.
Since 2010 the vineyard has been under the leadership of stéphanie and her husband olivier with the aim of enhancing the potential of this still undiscovered and. However i m first and foremost a wine lover so i m always delighted to try wines from other countries. 100 syrah no added sulphites with bioprotection. Just like eve fresh lively and dynamic.
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