Appellation: AOP Terrasses du Larzac
Grapes : Syrah 70%, Grenache 30%
Climatic conditions : Mediterranean, humid and cool
Yield: 25 to 30 hl/ha according to the vintage
Terroir : Brown soils formed on scree at the foot of
the Seranne mountain. Slope of 10 to 30% incline.
Vineyard located from 150m to 250m high with a
south-east exposure.
Vinification : Vinified in a traditional way: hand
picking, treading with the feet, minimum simplified
cellar equipment. Fermentation in concrete vats.
Vatting for 30 days. Delestages and pumping over
once a day.
Ageing: The high concentration of the wines allows a
long ageing in French oak from Allier, medium
toasting, for 18 months. One small part of the wine is
aged in concrete vats. Renewal of the barrels every 5
years.
Tasting Notes: Very aromatic nose of guarrigue, dried
herbs, black fruits, chalk and sweetness coming out.
Round and spicy on the palate with notes of wild
berries, raspberry and Provence herbs. A bigger, “in
the face” wine than the Grande Cuvee Domaine de
l’Hortus red, yet with a dry and much precised finish.