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Luc Pirlet Les Barriques Merlot(2005)
- Winery:
- Luc Pirlet
- Varietal:
- Merlot
- Region:
- France > Languedoc-roussillon > Languedoc
- Type:
- User Tags:
- soil, beef, cheese, oak - heavy, red grape, merlot, cellar, red meat, resinous, red fruit
Grape varieties :
100% Merlot.
Origin :
20 year old vines on alluvial gravels and
limestone/clay bases and sandy soils on the
Mediterranean seabord and upper Aude (1200-
2500 feet elevation); yields : 2.5 tonnes per acre.
Vinification :
Machine harvesting and crushing; 3 weeks
fermentation; cap is punched down. Maturing in
french oak barrels 1/3 brand new (2/3 from
Bordeaux - 1/3 from Burgundy). Malolactic
completed in barrel.
Conservation :
5-8 years; accessible after 2 years; peaks at 3 years.
Colour read more...
100% Merlot.
Origin :
20 year old vines on alluvial gravels and
limestone/clay bases and sandy soils on the
Mediterranean seabord and upper Aude (1200-
2500 feet elevation); yields : 2.5 tonnes per acre.
Vinification :
Machine harvesting and crushing; 3 weeks
fermentation; cap is punched down. Maturing in
french oak barrels 1/3 brand new (2/3 from
Bordeaux - 1/3 from Burgundy). Malolactic
completed in barrel.
Conservation :
5-8 years; accessible after 2 years; peaks at 3 years.
Colour read more...
- The Wine Messenger
- 89/100
-
February 2008
- From Luc Pirlet, the maker of our popular Metairie wines, a barrel-aged red made from 100% Merlot.
Luc Pirlet wines are produced from vineyards located between Narbonne and Limoux, in France’s Languedoc region, which has a rich cultural and historical legacy. This 100% Merlot wine is made from relatively old-vine grape (~20 year-old vines) grown in a mixture of gravel, limestone, clay and sand. Located along the Mediterranean seaboard, the vineyard is over 1200 feet above sea level and benefits from the sea’s cooling influences. After a three-week fermentation ending in French read more...
- The Wine Messenger
- 90/100
-
February 2008
- From Luc Pirlet, the maker of our popular Metairie wines, a barrel-aged red made from 100% Merlot.
Luc Pirlet wines are produced from vineyards located between Narbonne and Limoux, in France’s Languedoc region, which has a rich cultural and historical legacy. This 100% Merlot wine is made from relatively old-vine grape (~20 year-old vines) grown in a mixture of gravel, limestone, clay and sand. Located along the Mediterranean seaboard, the vineyard is over 1200 feet above sea level and benefits from the sea’s cooling influences. After a three-week fermentation ending in French read more...
