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St Valentin Lirac Rocca Maura Magnum

St Valentin Lirac Rocca Maura Magnum

£37.99

14.5% | 1500ml

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St Valentin Lirac Rocca Maura Tasting notes

Colour: deep dark red with purple hints

Aromas: prunes, Morello cherries, plums, vanilla, Mocha. It is an explosion of aromas

Palate: creamy complexity and interesting texture. Marked by great depth and coating but displays elegance. Tannins start mid-palate and are powerful, finish surprisingly fresh and refined

Winemaking

The grapes used to make St Valentin Lirac Rocca Maura De-stemmed, crushed and fermented with regular pump overs. After 3 to 4 weeks « on skins » the tanks are drained off and the skins pressed

Shiraz and Mourvèdre are racked to 300L French oak barrels, where malolactic fermentation takes place.

Terroir

The average age of the vines is over 40 years.

Clay and limestone slopes made up of large round pebbles

Blend

Syrah

Mourvèdre

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THE REGION

The Rhône wine region  in Southern France is situated in the Rhône valley and produces numerous wines under various Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) designations. The region’s major appellation in production volume is Côtes du Rhône AOC.

The Rhône is generally divided into two sub-regions with distinct vinicultural traditions, the Northern Rhône (referred to in French as Rhône septentrional) and the Southern Rhône (in French Rhône méridional). The northern sub-region produces red wines from the Syrah grape, sometimes blended with up to 20% of white wine grapes, and white wines from Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier grapes. The southern sub-region produces an array of red, white and rosé wines, often blends of several grapes such as in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

Roquemaure village is located in the very heart of the southern Rhone Valley. It’s port on the Rhone river has led the town to becoming a major wine trade centre since the late Middle Ages. Roquemaure is specialized in the production of the Lirac “Cru”. The wine cellar was founded in 1922, it has 60 cooperative members, 350 hectares of vines and has an annual production of 20,000 hectolitres.Our philosophy is to work on a rigorous plot selection in our vineyard of IGP Gard with blends and slections of grapes; Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages Laudun, CRU Lirac and Tavel wines

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