Once Upon A Wine by ADVINI
CASTELMAURE
Les Hauts de Castelmaure
AOP CORBIERES
laroche Chablis Saint Martin


Embres et Castelmaure, a pretty winegrower’s village in Hautes-Corbières, is sheltered by two majestic crests, la Serre and la Sauveille.
Vinification
Vinification
Selected from 25-80 year old land parcels depending on grapes. Carbonic maceration, matured for 11 months in oak casks used for 1, 2 & 3 wines. Adding lees in barrels and coal. Barrels selected from 6 coopers from Bordeaux and Burgundy.
Soil
Soil
Sloping soil composed of hard Jurassic limestone (power of the wines), black shales and gray shales (fineness and minerality of the wines). Very windy and sunny.
Grape Variety
Grape variety
40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 20% Carignan
Aging
Aging
Carefully aged for 12 months in oak barrels.
TASTE CHARACTERISTICS
Light
Powerfull
Dry
Soft
Sweet
Acide
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
Hommard Ecrevisse
Serve with meats in sauce or red meats.
Hommard Ecrevisse
Ideal with a mature cheese platter with character.
Hommard Ecrevisse
Sublime as an accompaniment to a chocolate fondant.
TASTING NOTE
WOOD
SPICES
BERRY
UNDERGROWTH
TOASTED