Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
SHUETTE will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
France
Region/Subregion:
Bordeaux/Entre-deux-Mers
Classification:
VdF
Certification:
Organic, Natural
Grape:
Petit Verdot (10%)
Merlot (90%)
Vintage year:
2020
Color:
Deep ruby color
Aroma:
Balanced aromas of blackcurrants, blackberries and dark cherry with warm spices from the barrel.
Taste:
Full bodied, dry wine with fresh acidity and medium fine tannins. Round black fruit stretches into black pepper and dried leaves for a long finish, with an elegant touch of roasted coffee
Alcohol content:
13.6%
Sugar content:
0 g/l
Acidity:
3.88
pH-value:
3
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
No
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
13 - 15 °C
Food pairing:
Beef, Charcuterie, Cheese - mature and hard, Cheese - mild and soft, Game, Lamb, Pork, Poultry, Veal
Ageing potential:
5 - 10 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Cheese - mild and soft
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
- Poultry
- Veal
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:
-
Winemaker:
Ian Hocking
Destemmed, full primary fermentation on skins. Light pressing with vertical press. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast. Racking, three times. Ageing 100% new 500l MLT French Oak barrels.
About SHUETTE
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
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.