Château de Lascaux - "Les Secrets - Patus de Mussen" 2017 - Pic Saint Loup (organic)

Complex nose with floral notes, hints of plum and toast, velvety balsamic, freshness and richness all at once. The palate is full-bodied, airy, elegant and spicy. Notes of cocoa and laurel.

This parcel, set in very gentle hillsides dating from the Lower Cretaceous period, has a subsoil composed of thin hard limestone alternating with brown marl and marly limestone. Erosion has covered them with clay-limestone colluvium, rich in tiny limestone debris, providing the vines with a good supply of summer water. The climate is particularly cool. The vineyard has been farmed organically since 2006, and biodynamic practices were introduced 5 years ago.

Grape varieties Syrah: 80% Grenache: 20%

Vinification and ageing: Manual harvest. The grapes are completely destemmed. Traditional vinification with 30-day vatting in truncated wooden vats. Perfect temperature control. Aged in demi-muids and tuns for 12 to 14 months. Aged in bottle for 8 years.