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Forteresse de Berrye Corps pour Corps Saumur Rouge 2020
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Forteresse de Berrye Corps pour Corps Saumur Rouge 2020
A dark-red color for this wine with a fruity and animal nose and a finish of red-fruit flavors, slightly spicy at the end. A well balanced wine with delicate tannins.
Grape variety : 70% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
Terroir : Tufa limestone soil
Age of vineyard : 20 years
Vinification : 3 weeks maceration before pressing, 9 months maturation in concrete tanks
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Forteresse de Berrye Corps pour Corps Saumur Rouge 2020
Even in Gilles’ first vintage, 2019, the entry-level red showed great promise. The 2020, though a much warmer vintage, was even better.
Delicious and easy to drink, it’s Saumur Rouge with a smile and authenticity of place, even with its early renditions made principally of Cabernet Franc with a quarter of Cabernet Sauvignon—the vineyard arrangement left from the previous proprietor.
The Saumur Rouge “Corps pour Corps” will be mostly Cabernet Franc with less, if any, Cabernet Sauvignon. The Cabernet Franc is macerated for almost three weeks on skins (the Cabernet Sauvignon for 8 days, mostly for a fruit grab rather than structure) with two pump overs during the first five to seven days and the following weeks before just a gentle hand-pressing of the cap to keep it wet and safer from developing unwanted levels of volatile acidity and potential bacteria.
The first sulfite addition is made after the completion of malolactic fermentation. Sulfite levels will continue to decrease year after year with the goal of using no more than 50ppm.
| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 12 in |
| Type | Wine |
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| Winery/Vintner | Forteresse de Berrye |
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