Reserve de Marande Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot

Réserve de Marande Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot

WHY WE LOVE IT

  • The Réserve de Marande range offers seductive and generous wines, produced in Southern France, in the Languedoc region.
  • This Cabernet Sauvignon & Melot is produced between Narbonne and Béziers.
  • It comes from a selection of the best vineyards. This region benefits from the Mediterranean climate while the Black Mountain brings enough humidity and cool temperatures to enable the vineyards to produce grapes packed with fruity aromas.

Varietal Composition: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 50% Merlot

Elaboration: The grapes are harvested at optimum ripeness and immediately transferred to the basement. They are then de-stemmed and crushed and then enter the fermentation process followed by that of the maceration that will last several weeks. Each variety is vinified separately. Merlot is vinified and aged on American oak staves while the Cabernet Sauvignon is vinified with French oak staves to give complexity to this concentrated assembly.

Tasting Notes: Dark ruby red in color. Elegant and complex bouquet blackcurrant, plum and green pepper with subtle vanilla and toffee overtones. Concentrated but velvety palate with juicy flavors.

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PRODUCER BACKGROUND

The Réserve de Marande range offers seductive and generous wines, produced in southern France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon and Gascony region.

Although the Languedon-Roussillon region is home to two big mountain ranges, the Pyrenees and the Cevennes, it also benefits from the Mediterranean climate. With its coastline bordering the area on the South, it brings hot and dry summers after the rainy winters, favoring a perfect maturity of the grapes. In the mountains, the humidity and cool temperatures helps the vines produce grapes packed full with fruity aromas. In this area, the various climates, soils and reliefs means the different varietals express themselves in unique ways.

The Réserve de Marande range of wines has been crafted by a key figure, that participated in the renewed success of Southern French wines. Philippe Lebrun studied winemaking and oenology in the heart of the Burgundy wine region, where he learned the importance of the terroir and its strong influence on the wine style. He particularly excels to craft single varietal wines, where the terroir expression is at its best.

He crafted Réserve de Marande range as he believes in the true potential of the Gascony and the Languedoc regions in producing extraordinary wines, that truly reflect a singular terroir. Bringing his experience and know-how to craft genuine wines, Philippe succeeded in improving quality and taste, thanks to a rigorous selection in the vineyards and a perfect control of the winemaking process. Vintage after vintage, he continuously strives to create tremendous wines, with passion and dedication.

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