Laroche La Croix Chevaliere 2005 75cl

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  • Colour

    Red

  • Vintage

    2005

  • Producer

    Laroche

  • Country

    FRANCE

  • Region

    SOUTH OF FRANCE

  • Sub Region

    VIN DE PAYS

  • Alcohol

    14%

  • Product code

    1LSF13B2005

  • Availability

    17 cases

  • Grape Variety

    28% Syrah, 28% Grenache and 44% Merlot


Tasting Notes

Deep, intense, persistent and firm bouquet mixed with aromas of dark chocolate, tobacco and prune. Great elegance, good concentration with soft, racy tannins.

Vinification Details.

Fermentation: 12 days at 28 °C. The grapes have their caps punched cap down on a daily basis, in stainless steel vats. Maceration: 4 weeks. Malolactic fermentation: 100% Maturation: 60% aged for 15 months in 228 litres oak barrels, on average 1 year old (1/3 new), and 40% in stainless steel. Fining: Egg White

Producer Information

Laroche has championed the South of France for over a decade, since they purchased Mas La Chevaliere, near Beziers in 1995. Just like its domaine in Chablis, the focus is on modern, terroir-driven wines with maximum freshness and longevity. This has been achieved with the introduction of a state of the art winery, international grape varieties and a dynamic, young winemaking team led by the charming Richard Lavanoux.


Regional info.

Roqua Blanca is a vineyard of 28 hectares which lies 15 kilometres north west of Beziers. The ground consists of argilo-calcareous and slaty soils. It is here where we dedicate the best plots of land to La croix Chevaliére, leading a fastidious and restrictive vine growing to obtain the wished concentration.

The grape types grown here consist of Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Merlot. La Croix Chevaliére is produced according to the success of the harvest therefore only in the best years using the the best grapes. It is composed of a selection of three of the grape types following a tasting after the harvest.

More information

ageing potential

5+ years

total acidity

3.65g/l

classification apellation

VIN DE PAYS D’OC

vineyard name

ROQUA BLANCA

makers name

RICHARD LAVANOUX

wine ph

3.46

residual sugar

4.5g/l



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