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2007 SAINT AUGUSTE

INTRODUCTION

Blend of the best casks of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot

VINEYARD PROFILE

30km north of the Mediterranean,at 400m in altitude, Triennes has a Mediterranean climate during the day, dry,sunny and warm, but cools down radically at night, resulting in wines that have naturally high acidities and fresh fruit characteristics.

TASTING NOTES

Triennes' flagship red wine is a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvigon and Merlot. A dark, dense wine with purple hues, it shows spicy aromas combined with ripe fresh fruit. The palate is rich and full of life with plenty of structure. This is a wine that needs some air to truly open up and show its best.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Alcohol 13.8%
Fementation info: Cold soak only on the Cabernet. None for the Merlot or Syrah. Whole berry fermentation. Pumpovers, shorter and shorter as teh fermntations porgresses and the alcohol rises. Malo is in tank, immediately after pressing. Wine is put in barrels at the begnning of winer for 12 months.
Aging/Oak info: Allier Oak, ranginf from 2-6 yrs old (ex Dujac Barrels) 12 month èlevage in barrel, followed by 10 months in tank.
Varietal blend: 50% Syrah, 40% Cabernet, 10% Merlot.
Case prodcution:2300
Residual Sugar 2.1g/l
ph 3.54
Soil Composition: Limestone and Clay