La Chouette du Chai - Pic Saint Loup - Un beau roman, une chouette histoire 2017

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Key words: Complex / Powerful / Elegant

The wine: How can you not appreciate this top-notch Pic Saint Loup from Sylvie Guiraudon ?! In line with its other cuvée Nothing frightens me, this seductive blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre nevertheless has a greater aromatic depth as well as more of power, all while keeping this freshness characteristic of the estate's wines. Here, beautiful Provencal spices (garrigue, thyme, pepper) mingle with charming notes of black fruits (plum, blackcurrant, blackberry) as well as a touch black olive. The tannic structure is also more marked, although very gourmet, and will allow this wine to keep for more than a decade in the cellar. Personality, finesse and character are the key words of this beautiful novel and this great story !

Capacity: 75cl

Type : Red Wine

Grape varieties: 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre

AOC: Pic Saint Loup

Drinking and storing: Drink now and keep until 2032

Service temperature: 16-18°C

The estate: When she decided in 2006 to take over the operation of an AOC Pic Saint Loup estate, the bad tongues would not have bet on the success of Sylvie Guiraudon, a shy woman, then sales manager in a press group. This was without counting on her determination, her thirst for learning, her enthusiasm as well as the unfailing support of her husband Alain. Sylvie today manages organically and brilliantly the 17 hectares of vines of la Chouette du Chai. The latter are surrounded by forests of oaks, strawberry trees and junipers interspersed with areas of scrubland where great biodiversity reigns. 13 hectares flourish on a clay-limestone terroir around 200m altitude while the remaining 4 are located around 320m, in a limestone area with a younger terroir. This elevation allows the different grape varieties to benefit from beautiful thermal amplitudes between day and night, giving the wines superb balance. Like the owl, her totem animal, Sylvie Guiraudon has a certain taste for discretion; So these are her wines that speak for her...so listen to her!