CHÂTEAU DE MANISSY

CUVEE DES LYS

TAVEL

2007 Vintage

This wine with a certain alcoholic strength, delicately expresses its red fruit flavours :

strawberry, blackcurrant, kirsch at the finish.

A persistant and supple strength coats your palate, refined and elegant in its harmony.

Soil : Our own domaine of 30 hectares in TAVEL with old vines of up to 85 years old,

growing in a sandy, pebbly soil particularly suitable for rosé wine production.

The vines extend along gentle south-facing slopes of ancient seabeds benefitting from full

exposure to the sun.

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Alcoholic strength: 13,5 vol.

Total acidity : 4 g/l

Total S02 : 40 mg/l

Grape varieties : Grenache 60% - Clairette 30%, Syrah 10%.

Average age of the vine 60years.

Vinification: The grapes are handpicked early in the morning when it is cool. First there is a

cool maceration of six to twelve hours to extract the primary aromas, then fermentation at

16°C enables the yeasts to develop red fruit aromas.

Production: 20000 Tavel-embossed bottles of75cl each.

Serve with: A versatile wine. Enjoy as an aperitif and with charcuterie, fish, spicy and

Asian dishes, soft cheese, chocolate and fruit desserts.