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

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Key words: Complex / Powerful / Elegant

Wine: How can you not appreciate this high-flying Pic-Saint-Loup from Sylvie Guiraudon?! In line with its other cuvée Rien ne m'effraie, this seductive blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre nevertheless has greater aromatic depth as well as more of power, while retaining the characteristic freshness of the estate's wines. Here, beautiful Provençal 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

Lay down: Drink now and keep until 2032

Operating temperature: 16-18°C

The domain: When she decided in 2006 to take over the operation of a domain in Pic-Saint-Loup, gossips would not have bet on the success of Sylvie Guiraudon, a shy woman, then sales manager in a press group. It was without counting on her determination, her thirst for learning, her enthusiasm as well as the unfailing support of her husband Alain. Today, Sylvie manages the 17 hectares of vines of la Chouette du Chai organically and brilliantly. The latter are surrounded by forests of oak, arbutus and juniper interspersed with areas of scrubland where there is great biodiversity. 13 hectares flourish on a clay-limestone soil around 200m altitude while the remaining 4 are located around 320m, on a limestone area with a younger soil. This elevation allows the different grape varieties to take advantage of 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 here it is her wines that speak for her...so listen to her!