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This wine is made from Malbec, 100% Malbec, only
one grape variety.
He provides from vines planted on steep hils which makes the use
of machine, impossible, especially for harvests which are hand
made.
Vines are planted on terraces.
The soil is silicious-clayeys with small pebbles. Soil is an important
factor in the quality of wines.
This one has a focus mineral character, because the vine has to
go deep into the roc to get its nourishment.
The yiel is low, but the quality of the grapes is excellent.
It's picked by hand and matured in oak barrel during 10 to 15
months.
After, we put it in bottles, and we keep it in our cellar during
6 months before begining to sell it...

PASSELYS
"PRESTIGE"
It is dark red coloured,and well structured.
The vanillia smell reveals that this wine has been matured in
casks.
Tannins are present and it has a good length in mouth.
It ends with a lingering finish.
The style of this wine has a stamp of terroir (3 rd terrace of
the river Lot)
You can keep it for 10 or 12 years.
Older, fully matured with delicate aromas, it will suit truffles,
red meat with mushrooms.
It could be served at 18°
if you can, it's better to let it breathe in a carafe to aerate
it...
It's a long term cellaring wine an it improves with age...
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