Calmel & Joseph Les Cuvee Rares 'La Ruffe' 2015

ANDREAS LARSSON: Bright dark purple colour. Floral nose with freshly crushed berries, and sweet spices. Medium bodied palate, fresh and digest with sweet fruity notes, a hint of roasted oak in the background, good grip and length. Digest with good drinkability.

卡莫&喬森成立於1995年，是一間勃艮第式的釀造型酒商，以釀造及銷售法國南部的朗格多克-魯西榮法定產區葡萄酒產品為主。我們的合作夥伴是分佈在朗格多克-魯西榮產區的各家族式酒莊。酒莊創始人之一的勞倫•卡莫憑藉多年擔任釀酒顧問的經驗，逐步與產區內多個具有代表性的酒農及酒莊建立了長期的互信關係。
兩位公司創始人，勞倫•卡莫與傑洛•喬森對朗格多克-魯西榮產區發展潛力深信不疑。兩人共同的志願推動他們前行，一同釀製，混合與陳釀酒莊的全部葡萄酒款。這也是要向世界證明，在地中海特有的風土人文條件下，可以栽種並釀造出非常優質的葡萄酒；同時他們也渴望讓更多的人瞭解並認同朗格多克-魯西榮產區葡萄酒不為人知的品質與地位。除了堅持在這片風土上釀製出高品質的葡萄酒外，我們還期望憑藉自己對法國南部產區風土人文的理解，並通過自己多年的釀造經驗，陳釀出高品質的傳統風味葡萄酒。

產地：
法國

種類：
紅葡萄酒

葡萄品種：
40% Syrah, 60% Carignan

酒精度:
14.5%

天然風土:
粘土，石灰石，及血紅色的“ruffes”泥土。是Terrasses du Larzac典型土壤。有紅鐵鏽土及石灰土。

釀造：
收成始於2015年9月10日，Syrah正處於最佳的成熟度，而Carignan則於9月30日收成，以小箱運送並進行除梗。浸漬萃取

陳年：
90%酒會在缸內陳年20個月，以10%酒會在舊白酒木桶內陳年6個月。

品酒筆記：
紫紅色，閃亮，有黑加侖子，黑果的香味。香味在口中演化出白桃，茴香，薄荷及花香。單寧柔滑而優雅。平衡而有陳年潛力。

Country of origin:
France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Varieties:
40% Syrah, 60% Carignan

Terroir:
Clay limestone and blood-red “ruffes” soil typically found in the Terrasses du Larzac. Red ferrous clay and limestone soils.

Vinification:
Harvest started on September 10, 2015 with the Syrah which was at optimum ripeness, and ended on September 30 with the Carignan. The grapes were transported in small crates and then emptied into the destemmer, which was placed directly above the 10 hl fermentation tanks. Maceration lasted three weeks for the Syrah and the Carignan, at 28°C. The wine was then racked and put into barrel for malolactic fermentation.

Ageing:
20 months in vats for 90% of the wine and 10% in barrels (previously used for one white wine vintage) for 6 months.

Tasting notes:
A deep red purple. The nose offers the very best that Carignan can express when it is truly at its apogee. This new parcel of old Carignan has produced an absolutely exceptional wine in this vintage. With just a touch of rusticity, the nose is fragrant with spices, boxwood, peat and black olive. In the mouth, power is balanced by silky, well-integrated tannins that offer great elegance alongside the complexity of red and black stone fruit, truffle, Mediterranean herbs and also notes of underwood. A wonderfully harmonious wine that justifies is status as a rare cuvee.