Country: France
Region: Plateau du Cengle, Provence
Appellation: IGP Méditerranée
Climate: Moderate Maritime
Altitude: 500m
Soils: Clay-limestone, gravel.
Varietal/Blend: 53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet-Sauvignon
Fermentation: Destemmed and crushed. Short cold maceration. Daily pump overs. Juices left in vats for 5 weeks before racking to barriques for MLF and aging.
Ageing: Aged 20% in stainless and 80% in French oak barriques for 11 months before blending. Average age of oak is 6 years old with the majority of barrels having seen 3 or more vintages. Lightly filtered at time of bottling.
Vineyard & Vine Age: Organic. Hand harvested fruit from the family vineyards of Masques' technical director Yannick Burles, located in the neighboring commune of Pourrières in the Arc Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 2001 just under the Mas des Masques. Merlot planted in 1997 at Cabanon de Trouche. Merlot harvested September 15, Cabernet harvested October 14.
ABV: 13.5%
Produced Cases:
CSPC: 871177
About the Producer
Plateau du Cengle, Provence, France
TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Plateau du Cengle, Provence
Appellation: IGP Méditerranée
Climate: Moderate Maritime
Altitude: 500m
Soils: Clay-limestone, gravel.
Varietal/Blend: 53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet-Sauvignon
Fermentation: Destemmed and crushed. Short cold maceration. Daily pump overs. Juices left in vats for 5 weeks before racking to barriques for MLF and aging.
Ageing: Aged 20% in stainless and 80% in French oak barriques for 11 months before blending. Average age of oak is 6 years old with the majority of barrels having seen 3 or more vintages. Lightly filtered at time of bottling.
Vineyard & Vine Age: Organic. Hand harvested fruit from the family vineyards of Masques' technical director Yannick Burles, located in the neighboring commune of Pourrières in the Arc Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 2001 just under the Mas des Masques. Merlot planted in 1997 at Cabanon de Trouche. Merlot harvested September 15, Cabernet harvested October 14.
ABV: 13.5%
Produced Cases:
CSPC: 871177
T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca
T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca
TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Plateau du Cengle, Provence
Appellation: IGP Méditerranée
Climate: Moderate Maritime
Altitude: 500m
Soils: Clay-limestone, gravel.
Varietal/Blend: 53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet-Sauvignon
Fermentation: Destemmed and crushed. Short cold maceration. Daily pump overs. Juices left in vats for 5 weeks before racking to barriques for MLF and aging.
Ageing: Aged 20% in stainless and 80% in French oak barriques for 11 months before blending. Average age of oak is 6 years old with the majority of barrels having seen 3 or more vintages. Lightly filtered at time of bottling.
Vineyard & Vine Age: Organic. Hand harvested fruit from the family vineyards of Masques' technical director Yannick Burles, located in the neighboring commune of Pourrières in the Arc Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 2001 just under the Mas des Masques. Merlot planted in 1997 at Cabanon de Trouche. Merlot harvested September 15, Cabernet harvested October 14.
ABV: 13.5%
Produced Cases:
CSPC: 871177
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
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780-203-5284
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306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
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