2024 Domaine les Carmels 'Les Caprices' Cadillac Cotes de Bordeaux, France
$38.00
- Variety: Merlot
- Vine Age: Planted in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2018
- Terroir: From multiple plots in the Cadillac, multicolored clay with limestone inputs, soil up to 8 meters deep.
- Viticulture: Certified organic (Qualisud, 2010), Bordelaise pruning.
- Vinification: De-stemmed, uncrushed, ambient yeast fermentation, short pumpovers to limit the tannin structure, aged for 4-6 months in stainless steel tank, minimal (if any) added SO2 after vinification.
Specs
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Côtes de Bordeaux
- Style Red Wine
- Producer les Carmels
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Merlot
- Food Pairings Gamey Meats, Braised Things, Steak!, Red Sauce
- Characteristics Flexes w/ Food, Dressed to Impress, Black or Blue Fruit