Domaine Des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Reserve Merlot 2011 Lake County Fermented with 100% whole clusters

Fermented with 100% whole clusters

Marc worked for six years at Domaine Bizot in Vosne Romanée as chef de culture (vineyard manager)

which for them is synonymous with the village of Bouzy with it’s south facing slopes that produces rich and aromatic pinot noir

which provide both water retention for resilience during warm summers and mineral structure for elegance in the finished wine

This remote region in Galicia

Domaine Des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Reserve Merlot 2011 Lake County Fermented with 100% whole clusters100% Merlot Vineyard & Terroir Soils: Clay limestone with sandy components Climate: Mediterranean with warm days and cooling influences Viticulture: Traditional, low intervention practices Harvest: Hand harvested Vinification & Aging Fermentation: Native yeasts Fermentation Vessel: Concrete tanks Aging: Concrete; no new oak Aging Duration: Approximately 912 months Fining Filtration: Minimal; lightly filtered if at all