Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- Body
- Acidity
- Tannin
- Fruitiness
- Aroma
L’Engoulevent
Carignan 45%, Grenache 45%, Syrah 10%
- 750ml
- 13.5%
- 2021
- Red
- Dry
- Biodynamic
- Style
- Soft & berry-rich
- Dark berries
- Ferment-driven
- Pairs with
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
- Veal
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within 4 - 16 days
- Yannick Pelletier will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
- The courier will pick up your order and deliver it straight to your door
About this wine
L'Engoulevent is a concentrated red wine with aromas of ripe black and blue fruit accompanied by notes of black pepper and hints of leather. The palate is silky, supple and perfect...
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Beef
- Charcuterie
- Mature and hard cheese
- Game
- Lamb
- Pork
- Veal
Vinification, winemaker's own words
- Soils:
- Slate
- Terroir:
- Dry and sunny
- Harvest:
- Picked by hand
- Fermentation:
- Steel (100%)
- Storage:
- Concrete (55%) 18 months
- Winemaker:
- Yannick Pelletier
In the winery, vinification is carried out with native yeasts and without oenological products. The Carignan undergoes carbonic maceration and the rest of the blend is aged for 18 months in cement vats. Finally, the wine is bottled without being clarified, filtered or adding sulphites.
Meet the wine maker
Yannick PelletierAbout the wine and its character
- Country:
- France
- Region/Subregion:
- Languedoc-Roussillon/Saint-Chinian
- Classification:
- VdF
- Certification:
- Biodynamic
- Grape:
- Carignan 45%
Grenache 45%
Syrah 10% - Vintage year:
- 2021
- Color:
- Deep, dark ruby red with purple hues
- Aroma:
- Aromas of ripe black and blue fruit accompanied by notes of black pepper and hints of leather.
- Taste:
- The palate is silky, supple and perfectly balanced. A medium-bodied red wine with great freshness, a powerful mid-palate and a sweet and elegant finish.
- Alcohol content:
- 13.5%
- Sugar content:
- 0 g/l
- Acidity:
- -
- pH-value:
- -
- Sweetness:
- Dry
- Contains sulphite:
- Yes
- Volume:
- 750 ml
- Closure:
- Natural cork
- Bottle:
- Glass
- Best Served:
- 14 - 16 °C
- Ageing potential:
- 0 - 10 years
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Meet the winemakers behind L’Engoulevent
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
- Winery
- Yannick Pelletier
- Founding year
- 2004
- Farming area
- 13 ha
- Production
- 25 000 b/y
Human size. organic and natural way of producing. mostly schists.
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