LINTICLARUS CUVÉE 2001

CABERNET - MERLOT

Description:

This Cuvée has a discreet bouquet of blackberries and blackcurrants. Velvety soft in flavour with finely integrated tannins. A very complex wine: persistent in the throat with a juicy salty finish. 

Serving suggestion:

Excellent with braised or grilled beef, lamb or game, as well as cheeses.

Varieties: 55% Caberent Sauvignon, 45% Merlot

Vineyard location: saouth-southeast facing hillside vineyards in Entiklar (280 - 310 meters above sea level)

Soil:chalk gravel moraine soil

Growing system: guyot;7.500 vines / hectare

Yield: 45 - 50 hl / hectare

Age of vines: till 16 years

Vinification: Primary fermetation in stainless steel tanks; 18 months aged in barriques

Receptacles: stainless steel, barriques (50% new)

Alcohol content: 13,0% alc. by vol.

Total acidity: 5,0 g / litre

Residual sugars: 2,2 g / litre

Dry extract: 27,9 g / litre