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Aric is local dialect for Alaric, King of the Visigoths who gave his
name to the mountain whose slopes conceal the Lignères fabulous
terroir. The surname of a grandmother, a direct descendant of those Barbarian
warriors, was Amalric, and a question still haunts the family today: had
Alaric known that his mountain possessed such wonderful wine, would he
have plundered Rome in 410 AD?

Grape varieties |
Carignan 30%, Mourvèdre 40%, Syrah 30% |
Wine Type |
Barrel aged red |
Apellation |
Vin de Pays de Hauterive (Montagne d'Alaric) |
Vintage |
2004 |
Total production 2004 |
37.000 bottles (6167 6-bottle cases) |

Terroir |
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Yields |
18-24 hectoliters/hectare |

Fermenting tanks |
Stainless steel |
Fermentation/maceration |
Mourvèdre: 27 days, Carignan: 26 days, Syrah: 27 days |
Barrel aging |
50 % new oak (Taransaud, Darnajou), 50% 1wine barrels |
Ageing specifics |
16 months, stirring the lees weekly by turning the barrels |
Alcohol |
14.5 % by vol. |

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