Vineyard Area

55 Hectares of which 12 Hectares were selected for the production of La Source de Vignelaure Rosé.

 

Date of Harvest

From October 2nd to October 10th.

 

Climatic Conditions

Winter was rainy which supplied the soil water reserve. The unusually cool temperatures led to a late bud break which began on April 26th with the Merlot of La Colline plot.

Spring temperatures were also below average and vines’ vegetation development was late. Flowering took place in a warm weather which allowed a uniform and steady fruit setting.

Summer was sunny and dry (some rare rainfall events allowed the vines to go through the summer season without any important hydric stress) and temperatures were not too high.

From September, temperature variations between days and nights were very important which permitted grape skins to be perfectly ripped.

Harvest started on September 25th with the Merlot of La Colline plot and ended on October 27th with the Cabernet Sauvignon of Chantemerle plot. The dry and cool October weather led to harvest perfectly healthy grapes.

2010 was a vine-grower vintage. We had to be patient and harvest each variety and each plot at its optimum ripeness.

 

 

SOIL TYPE

Limestone and clay mixed with gravels. 

 

Grape Varieties

Black Grenache 60%

Cinsault 20%

Syrah 20%

 

 

Yield

For the parcels selected for the production of La Source de Vignelaure Rosé, the average yield was 30 Hl/Ha.

 

Vinification

Saignée with maceration for up to 3 hours.

Immediate cooling (to 10° C) of the juice and settling for 48 hours.

Slow fermentation at low temperature (16 ° C) in stainless steel with selected yeasts.

Three months on lees before racking in February.

Sterile filtering prior to bottling.

 

Surving suggestion

Excellent when served with squid, risotto with walnuts, salmon with coconut milk, and penne pesto.