Search - > 2005 Château Grès Saint Paul, Côté Sud Very Low stocks. - France - Languedoc
A tiny 2.4 hectare vineyard planted in light gravely soils some 30 years ago, Gres St Paul has made this wine from yields of only 20 hectolitres per hectare, the 2005 Cote Sud 100% Merlot that achieved 14.5% alcohol is an exuberant, flamboyant, modern-styled wine displaying an inky/plum/purple colour, a big, sweet, ostentatious bouquet of smoke, new oak, blackberries, and cassis, low acidity, a dense, chewy personality, abundant fruit and glycerine, and plenty of flesh covering its structural skeleton. Sadly, there are only 625 cases made of this gorgeous offering made for the world.
This lovely Merlot is perfect for Fillet of Beef Marchand de Vin (with wine and bone marrow) Roast Fillet of Beef but avoiding Beef Wellington, pastry dulls the palate. Roast lamb and Venison. However this is quite simply a joy to drink without any food accompaniments.
Year in year out Château Grès Saint Paul produce a succession of great wines of true value, which if tasted blind amongst some of the better known wines of the Rhône selling at four and five times the price they would be in the top selection from virtually every vintage. The two partners of the Château, Jean-Philippe Servière and Philippe Salasc are without doubt two of the finest life loving and generous people one could ever wish to meet, totally committed to producing the finest wines available throughout the Languedoc region. The legion of awards won over the past decade stands as testament both to their artistic skill and their stoic workmanship.
Yields : 20-25 Hl/Ha
Harvest : Manual
Terroir : Villafranchien (pebbly and gravelly). Deep and poor soils
Microclimate: cool microclimate at an altitude of 50 meters
Vinification : - the grapes are destemmed and crushed
- the maceration lasts 5 weeks in concrete vats
- extraction by punching, delestage and pumping over
- fermentation temperature : 26 ïƒ 30°C
- blending : free run wine+ press wine
Ageing : 100% in oak barrels during 12 months
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