One moment, one spirit,

Portrait of the vineyard… 

Thanks to the right choice of terroir and an adapted vinification, malbec is a variety which is able to express intensity and tonic fruity , perfect for a friendly and unprepared occasion.
L’Abreuvoir is a cuvée made in this esprit, and when chilled, matches terrines or grilled meats, to share moments with friends.
It should be drunk immediately, without any further maturation, to keep all its style.

Portrait of the wine …

The colour is nice and luminous, a deep dark red.
The nose is open and revealing; the first notes are of black cherries and blueberries, then the hearty aspect expresses with more spicy aromas, a touch of clove and mocha.

Terroir: chalky-clayey terrace, with outcrops of gravel

Variety: 100% malbec, planted in a moderate density, old patches.

Vine training: this patch is under grass, “epamprée” and twinned in spring, leaves in the east are thinned out in June. In July, there was a green harvest and a second manual thinning out at the level of the bunches to aerate them naturally.

Vinification: Harvest is made by hand, the collected grapes are put down in small crates, then directly conveyed to the winery. The bunches are thus kept intact, to limitate oxydation risks, until destemming.
When vatted, grapes macerate in low temperature for 48 hours to extract prefermentary aromas. Then fermentation starts and goes on with warm maceration at 28° for 10 to 12 days, without trying to extract too powerful tannins.
For this cuvée, there were two treadings and pumping over a day for the first six days.

Maturing: Part of the wine stays in barrels to make it supple, then is blended. This year, 25% of wines matured in oak barrels were part of the final composition. The stay remains short to limit the olfactory influence of wood, which would otherwise dominate and mask the natural aromatic potential of the wine.