Lou Coucardié rouge AOP Costières de Nîmes

CHF 28,50
AvailableNumber of bottles in our store: 6
incl. VAT | Article number: 14630
94-96
Organic
Region
Rhône Valley
Producer
Domaine Gassier
Vintage
2017
Grape varieties
  • 50% Mourvèdre / Monastrell
  • 30% Grenache / Garnacha
  • 20% Syrah / Shiraz
Bottle size
75 cl
Ratings
  • 90-92 points Robert Parker
  • 91 points James Suckling
  • 94-96 points Jeb Dunnuck
Alcohol
15%
Classification
AOP
Special characteristic

Sourced from very calcareous, naturally low-yielding old-vine plots. Manual harvest involving triage, with 30% left as whole bunches. Maceration (skin contact) then fermentation at low temperatures, with manual punch-downs of the grape skins (pigeage). Malolactic fermentation in second-use oak barrels. Maturation for 12 to 18 months on the lees. No filtering.

Dark, almost black, in appearance – this is a wine of great concentration. Extremely complex with a balanced amalgamation of black fruit, spice, eucalyptus and vanilla. Freshness and elegance on a delicately fruity and incredibly long finish.

Loamy sand interspersed with gravel and calcareous, iron-rich loam.