Chemin de Moscou
Tasting Notes:
Deep purple, almost opaque in colour with an expressive nose of black fruits, pepper, cinnamon, spice and violets. A seductive palate of dark hedgerow fruits, very open and welcoming with an explosion of fruit and spice. Mineral undertones.
Vinification process:
Low yielding vines
Hand picked
Hand graded selection
De-stemmed
Berry selection
Traditional vinification with 2 weeks post-fermentation maceration
Awards:
- “…pure, elegant effort that has terrifc purity of fruit, no hard edges, and a clean, focused finish. Count me as a fan, (…) rock solid bottle of wine …” Jeb DUNNUCK, The Wine Advocate Robert Parker 2015, Rating 91 Pts, Chemin de Moscou 2012
- “Neat, complex nose – serious ! Concentration of fruit too.” 16.5/20 Jancis Robinson
- Awarded Winner’s Trophy for the Syrah Blend in the Top 100 IGP France, announced at the 2011 London International Wine Fair
- Trophy for Best French IGP and Gold Medal in the International Wine Challenge 2011
- ‘Mouthfilling. Rich and round. Polished. Very fine. Savoury’ – Jancis Robinson 17/20
- ‘Packed with dark fruit, spices and some meaty notes, good structure, balanced and rich body, good length’ – Andreas Larsson
Vineyards:
Syrah : La Livinière, Latour de France, Calce, St Martin de Fenouillèdes & Brugairolles
Grenache : Tautavel & La Livinière
Cinsault : La Livinière
Ageing:
21 months in French Oak: A third of the Syrah in New Oak for 9 months. Grenache and Cinsault in 2nd and 3rd fill for 9 months then blending of the best barrels of each variety followed by a further 12 months maturation of the final blend in the same barrels.
- Categories: Domaine Gayda
- Client: Domaine Gayda
- URL: http://www.gaydavineyards.com/en/chemin-de-moscou/chemin-de-moscou