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SI MON PÈRE SAVAIT
AOC CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON
WINE ESTATE OWNER
The town of Estagel, alongtime to winegrowing centre, is located near the Corbières
appellation, at the gateway of the Cathar country, in the French Pyrénées. The village,
a stopover on the Roussillon road to Fenouillèdes, is mentioned in the year 950
as «Stagello» and the area is the site of many prehistoric remains. The 450,000
years old skeleton of Tautavel man was found close by.
Location: Estagel (Pyrénées Orientales).
Area under vine: 12.50 hectares.
Wine grape variety: 46% Carignan, 30% Syrah, 19% Grenache noir,
5% Mourvèdre.
Age of vines: 50 to 100 years.
Vine density: 3,600 to 4,000 vines per hectare.
Terroir: Schist soil.
Viticulture: Trellised vines with gobelet pruning. Bud thinning, leaf thinning
on one side, and green harvesting.
Winemaking: The grapes are hand-picked into small crates, manually destemmed, and then sorted on a specially equipped table. They are put into vat using
gravity flow. Cool pre-fermentation maceration is followed by traditional, temperature-controlled fermentation. The cap is punched down manually. Malolactic
fermentation and ageing take place in new French oak barrels.
Yield: 35 hectolitres per hectare.
Vintage 2004
Detail of tasting notes and medals in the back
Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com
SI MON PÈRE SAVAIT
AOC CÔTES DU ROUSSILLON
WINE ESTATE OWNER
Tasting Notes
&
Awards
Vintage 2003 :
Revue de Vin de France 2006 : «Vin à ne pas manquer»
Vintage 2004 :
Gold Medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2007
Rated 87/100 by Wine Spectator
Vintage 2005 :
Rated 14/20 by le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2009 Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 83/100 by le Guide des vins - Gilbert et Gaillard 2010
Bernard Magrez Grands Vignobles - E-Mail : [email protected] - www.bernard-magrez.com