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Abbotts & Delaunay Solaire Pinot Noir, Organic, Domaine de la Métairie d?Alon, Pays d'Oc

Name: Abbotts & Delaunay Solaire Pinot Noir, Organic, Domaine de la Métairie d?Alon, Pays d'Oc
SKU: 32866
Price: 22.66 GBP

Domaine de la Métairie d?Alon is a 25-hectare estate planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines; it is located in a mountainous area around the village of Magrie, between Limoux and Roquetaillade, in the Languedoc?s Haute Vallée de l?Aude. The exceptional terroirs here are great for varieties that prefer a cooler climate and the grapes are farmed organically. The wine is named Solaire after the plot in which the grapes grow; the soils have a high clay content and the vineyard faces north, at an altitude of around 300 metres. About 25% of the harvest is whole bunch pressed and the fermentation takes place in open tanks; the wine is aged in three-year-old barrels for nine months. The nose opens with forest-floor notes and moves into raspberry, ripe cherry and chocolate; the palate has silky tannins, offers plenty of complexity and finishes fresh with hints of liquorice.

Product code: 32866

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Abbotts & Delaunay Solaire Pinot Noir, Organic, Domaine de la Métairie d?Alon, Pays d'Oc

Details

Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Vintage: 2014/2015
Producer: Abbotts & Delaunay
Primary grape: Pinot Noir
Bottle size: 75cl
List price: £22.66
Code: 32866
Awards:
- 2017, Bronze Decanter World Wine Awards 2019

The Product and Allergen information provided has been supplied by the Producer/Manufacturer of the products. Matthew Clark gives no warranty or reliance as to the accuracy of the information and anyone relying upon and/or using the information should satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of such information.

Expression

Sophisticated, polished, complex reds

Can be very flexible with many cheeses including sheeps’, Morbier, Epoisse, Vacherin, Cheddar
Lighter examples can work with some richer fish dishes
Classic French herbs such as parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Spices should complement and not overwhelm the wine
Game such as duck and boar. Fine cuts of beef. Lean meats such as roe deer or ostrich
Truffle and wild mushroom, jus with redcurrant or similar fruit, Bourguignonne, Chasseur sauces
Some wines, with light tannins, will work with lightly-spiced dishes
Pigeon or duck, walnut and beetroot, smoked- meat salads. Truffle or wild mushroom risotto. Autumn squash

About the Wine

This lovely red Wine created by Abbotts & Delaunay is made in the Pays d'Oc area of Languedoc-Roussillon. You won't find this wine stocked in multiple retailers. Available in 75cl bottles, supplied by Abbotts & Delaunay. Abbotts & Delaunay Solaire Pinot Noir, Domaine de la Métairie d’Alon, Pays d'Oc is an inviting wine, made from Pinot Noir grapes. This wine has a cork closure and is like many wines in our list, this wine is suitable for vegan diets. Elegant, savoury, berry-fruit flavours that are excellent with game, wild mushrooms, rich chicken and beef dishes.

Pinot Noir

Pee-noe Nwahr

A temperamental thin skinned grape and difficult to grow, when produced of any quality it demands high prices. The thin skin means it's very light in colour body and tannin, it characteristically has searing acidity and full lingering flavours of raspberry, strawberry, cherry, violets and sweet spice.

Flavours:

Cherry
Mushroom
Raspberry
Vanilla
Violet

Abbotts & Delaunay, a result of two passionate winemakers Nerida Abbott and Laurent Delaunay and their shared drive to realise the potential of Languedoc-Roussillon region, producing great wines from its diverse range of terroirs. Laurent knows the region’s terroirs like the back of his hand, having travelled extensively in search of small plots of old vines growing at high altitudes, inspiring him to name some of his wines after clouds and winds.

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The Country

France

Following on from a fantastic vintage the year before, French vineyards endured a mixed bag of weather conditions in the early part of the growing season followed by a long, hot summer which produced some memorable wines, even to rival to the excellence of the previous year.

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