40 Years Old

TASTING:

magnificent mahogany dress. Walnut, fig and date mingle with brown tobacco. Finishes far back on notes of bitter oranges, a persistent and memorable length on the palate. A great Maury with rustic freshness.

PERFECT AGREEMENTS:

This forty-year-old wine, with its rustic freshness, can be enjoyed with Pata Negra, blue-veined cheeses such as Roquefort, or on its own for the pleasure of travel. Open an hour before serving and serve at 15°C.

TERROIR :

Decomposed schists and black marls, southern exposure.
Soil maintenance by plowing. The age of the Grenache vines, trained in goblet form, is over 40 years. The average yield is 18 hl/ha with planting densities of 3500 to 4000 vines/ha.

GRAPE VARIETIES

90 % Grenache noir, 5% Maccabeu, 5% Carignan.

GRAPE HARVEST :

Hand harvesting. Destemmed picking

VINIFICATION :

Mutage on grains followed by a 30-day maceration to extract the material (aroma, polyphenols) contained in the berries and thus obtain a beautiful balanced structure between fruit, alcohol and sugar.

BREEDING AND BOTTLING :

Aged for one year in glass carboys placed outside, then in 350 hl oak tuns. This particularly long ageing process, a true Mas Amiel signature, allows the wine to acquire great maturity of aroma and structure.

GUARD TIME:

Unlimited