Vinification
Delicacy & Elegance
Identity
New kid on the block
Launching a new domain allows you to fine tune your identity and position within an appellation. In our case, this appellation is the gem of the Languedoc: the Cabardès. After many tastings, and brainstorming with various winemakers, we settled for a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon, what we believe to be the magic ingredients of this appellation.
CABERNET FRANC & SYRAH
Carbonic
Maceration
With the aim of creating a fruit-forward and soft tannin wine, we decided that our Cabernet Franc and Syrah, which make up the majority of our Cabardès blend, deserved nothing less than the finest fermentation technique: Carbonic Maceration. This method involves carefully handpicking the grapes, allowing them to undergo both whole-bunch and intracellular fermentation.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Bio
Protection
The Cabernet Sauvignon is harvested three weeks later at optimal phenolic maturity. Before fermentation the Cab undergoes a long (6 day) pre-fermentation maceration aided by the use of non-Saccharomyces yeast cells. This method, called bio-protection, avoids the use of sulphites during the fermentation process.
The Syrah and Cab-Franc blend, and Cab-Sauv are both matured separately and blended just before bottling. The Gourmandise gets blended 10 months after the harvest, and the Decadence only after a year and a half, once its oak maturing is complete.
TOASTING A GREAT START
Top 100 Award
We’re proud to announce that after our first vintage, the craftsmanship and passion that goes into producing Clos Charlotte was rewarded. We were selected as one of the 100 best wines of the Languedoc region, the largest wine producing region in the world!
