AMFORA

Food pairings by the winemaker

• Beef
• Lamb
• Pork
• Spicy food
• Veal

Vinification, winemaker's own words

Soils:

Clay, Gravel

Terroir:

Gentle Béziers hillsides with Villafranchian terraces, composed of rolled pebbles, quartz, silica, and clay

Harvest:

Picked by hand

Fermentation:

Steel (100%)

Storage:

Amphora (100%) 36 months

Winemaker:

les obrieres charles et sara mackay

Made from nearly century-old Carignan vines, this wine reveals the full richness and authenticity of the Languedoc terroir. Through a long and gentle maceration, without excessive extraction, it captures the essence of the fruit while preserving a supple and silky tannic structure. • Harvest: Exclusively hand-harvested, ensuring a meticulous selection of the berries. • Winemaking: – destemming for a refined and elegant extraction. – Gentle crushing to encourage a smooth and natural fermentation. – Long infusion maceration with light pump-overs, allowing delicate extraction of color and aromas without excessive tannins. – Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, preserving the natural expression of the grape variety. – Unfiltered, to maintain the wine’s purity. • Aging: This wine is made exclusively from press juice, first matured in stainless steel tanks, then aged for 36 months in amphorae (terracotta vessels), before being manually bottled and sealed with a technical cork made from recycled cork.

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