Domaine du Grand Arc - Corbières - En Sol Majeur Rouge 2008

Wine:

The 2008 En Sol Majeur wine from the Domaine du Grand Arc shows a taut, vigorous texture on the palate. It is certainly the estate's most powerful wine, with nice balance and freshness on the palate. A true, sincere, unique expression of the Grenache, attracting and flickering with a thousand lights.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, traditional vinification, de-stalked, cold stabulation, 30 to 35 days maceration. 12 months aging in oak cask of 3 to 400 litres of which 50% are new. Yield: 35 hl/ha.

Color:

Lovely garnet colour.

Nose:

Honest and generous on the nose, aromas of red berries, smoky and spicy.

Palate:

Powerful and smooth on the palate, the wine is remarkable in its balance and freshness.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C. Decant 1 hour before drinking.

Food and wine pairing:

Provençal stew, filet of beef with morel mushrooms.

Cellar aging:

Enjoy up to and including 2014

The beauty and wild nature of the Hautes-Corbières landscapes attracted Bruno and Fabienne to this region in 1990. They took over an existing wine growing business and started to produce quality wines with a passion. Since then they have built up a 50 hectares estate of garrigue scrubland and vines, restoring buildings in which they installed their winery.