LES NOYERS 2022
Our expression of Tannat!
“2022, a generous, sunny vintage”
Character, elegance and potential...
Born at l’Esquillouté place formerly planted with walnut trees.
Today, Tannat is cultivated there: dark like walnut husk and robust like a walnut tree!
A rich, complex nose of black fruit, licorice, cinnamon and vanilla notes.
Harmonious on the palate, with présent, well-coated tannins.
Character, elegance, generous shapes and subtle aromas with melted woody notes.
16°C / Accompanies Gascon cuisine, grilled or slow-cooked beef, tajines, Pyrenean cheeses, chocolate...
This is a wine to drink now to enjoy its black fruit aromas and freshness, or to age for ten years or more.
Harvesting...
Parcel-by-parcel selection: clay soil produces full-bodied, generous wines.
Harvest date: according to regular berry tasting. Grapes harvested when ripe, on the verge of over-ripeness.
Blend: 100% Tannat
Vinification...
Cold pre-fermentation macération to extract fruity aromas
Alcoholic fermentation: temperature control to preserve fruitiness and finesse.
Extraction: délestages controlled by daily tastings during the first third of fermentation.
Cuvaison: 28 days, determined by tasting
Micro-oxygenation: before and after running off, for balanced structure and well-coated tannins
Aging...
In 300-liter oak barrels (1/3 new) for 1 year
Aged with little intervention
First bottlings around 2 years after the harvest