LA CANTILENE     Château Sainte Eulalie         MINERVOIS LA LIVINIERE         Area : 34 Ha         Situation : The hillside of La Livinière         Terroir : Pebbled top soil, with a high percentage of clay         and limestone, rich in manganese. Exceptional “terroir”         due to the nature of its soils and its exposure         (terraced vineyard at 200m in altitude,         facing south and sheltered from northwinds).         Grape varieties :         55% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 15% Carignan         Vinification : Hand and a part of mechanical harvesting,         alcoholic fermentation with “micro-oxygenation”,         vatting of 15 to 20 days, maturing for 12 months         in new oak barrels (40%) and 1 or 2 years barrels.         Tasting : A beautiful intense and deep color.         A delicate woody, with ripe fruits and toasted nose.         A fat attack that evolves a fine and powerful tannins, full.         Lingering final. A full, rich and fleshy wine.         Serve with : Game, grilled red meat with sauce, cheeses.         Ageing time : 6 to 8 ans         Anecdote “La Cantilène de Sainte Eulalie”         is the first romanesque poetic work , written in 881.         It is considered as the oldest document of the French Poetry.

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