Château Aladères, Cuvée Confidentielle, red wine, AOP Corbières

This cuvée is taken from a selection of our old Syrah, Carignan, Grenache and Mourvèdre grape varieties and left to age in oak barrel. This wine, of limited production (70 to 100 barrels per year), deserves to be and benefits from being decanted before tasting.

This wine was marked by the Guide Bettane and desseauve with a 15/20. This cuvee also got a gold medal at the Concours General Agricole in Paris in 2016.

Grapes come from the oldest vines, mostly from the cooler terroirs. The extraction is smooth and precise thanks to the perfectly ripe material. The maceration lasts for 4 weeks. This serves to structure and extend the mouth, resulting in a wine of high finesse. 70% of the cuvée is aged for 12 months in new or one-wine barrels of 225 liters. The attack of mouth is straight, the mouth quite in length. The delicate texture is fine, so allowing a remarkable structure for a wine of such a delicacy. The aromatic, on flint in background, reveals notes of ripe fruits, violet and slight aromas of cocoa and smoke. A great elegance.

The power and refinement of Grande Réserve allows for simple pairings based on quality and texture such as beef carpaccio, braised rib of beef or simply grilled duck breast. Roasted or stewed game such as venison or hare also echoes its power. The silky texture of blue cheese underlines the finesse of this wine’s tannins.