Bordeaux, France
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Oak
ANIMA
Merlot 56%, Cabernet Sauvignon 29%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Petit Verdot 5%
- 750ml
- 13.5%
- 2020
- Red
- Dry
- Organic
- Natural wine
- Style
- Firm & powerful
- Dark berries
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
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About this wine
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Goat cheese
- Mature and hard cheese
- Mild and soft cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Clay, Chalk
- Terroir:
- Clay and schist soils, proximity to Dordogne river, age of vines - 35 years (average), density of plantation 2 meter spacing, 1.4 m row width.
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- New oak (30%) 18 months
Old oak (70%) 18 months - Winemaker:
- Ian Hocking
Destemmed, full primary fermentation on skins. Light pressing with vertical press. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast. Racking, three times. A trace amount of sulfur upon reception and 1st year in barrel.
Meet the wine maker
Ian HockingAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- France
- Region/Subregion:
- Bordeaux/Entre-deux-Mers
- Classification:
- VdF
- Certification:
- Organic, Natural
- Grape:
- Merlot 56%
Cabernet Sauvignon 29%
Cabernet Franc 10%
Petit Verdot 5% - Vintage year:
- 2020
- Color:
- Medium ruby colour
- Aroma:
- Black fruits and an earthy characteristic present with the integrated warm spicy wood.
- Taste:
- Full body with fresh acidity backed by chewy tannins. A harmony of black fruits with a long finish which mingles with black olive.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- 0 g/l
- Acidity:
- 5.74 g/l
- pH-value:
- 3
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 13 - 15 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 5 - 10 years
Meet the winemakers behind ANIMA
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- SHUETTE
- Founding year
- 2022
- Farming area
- 4 ha
- Production
- 16 000 b/y
At Shuette, you discover natural wines crafted with deep respect for the vineyard and the fruit. We don’t chase a fixed style — instead, we match each vintage to what nature gives us, letting the true character of the grapes shine. Our 4.5 ha vineyard, organically farmed by hand for over 30 years, sits on deep clay and schist soils by the Dordogne River. Every vine is tended individually using regenerative, organic methods to regenerate the soil and ecosystem. We harvest by hand at peak ripeness and ferment naturally, without additives. The result is living, evolving wines that express the true soul of our terroir.
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