La Souteronne 2014 of Hervé Souhaut is definitely my type of red : I could tell from the moment the sommelier poured it into my glass – the light purple with a garnet twist colour straight away sent a signal to my brain which goes : this fabulous red wine does good to my palate and my entire body . What a discover ! Thank you @woodstockholm for making it happen !
I didn’t know about this wine nor this wine producer , but I am totally seduced by everything this wine has to offer :
On the nose we can smell strawberry, black cherry, plum, fig, and smoky herbs.
On the palate , black fruit dominates with a touch of minerality.
This Gamay with its Northern Rhone influence evokes something very familiar and Beaujolais-like .
And here is what I learn about this wine and Hervé Souhaut methodology :
“Age of Vines: 60 to 80 years old non-clone vines.
Yields: 25 hl/ha 3,000 bottles annually.
Pruning Method: Gobelet
Soil: Schist.
Vinification Method: Grapes are hand-harvested & undergo a very long maceration at a low temperature—without de-stemming the fruit. The wine is fermented in wooden tanks & aged on fine lees in secondhand oak casks for eight months. The wine is bottled without filtration. Total SO2 is only 25 mg/L.”
Can’t wait to try more wines from Hervè Souhaut !
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