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During the Middle Ages, pilgrims on the road to St. Jacques de Compostelle
passed alongside our vineyard on foot or on horseback. Exhausted, they
often stopped at the nearby ermitage, "Notre Dame de Consolation".
Recovering by the fire and enjoying the warm, spicy fruitiness of "Notre
Dame" wine, they would surely have found good reason to abandon their
pilgrimage.

Grape varieties |
95% Syrah 5% Mourvèdre |
Wine Type |
Barrel aged red |
Apellation |
Vin de Pays de Hauterive (Montagne d'Alaric) |
Vintage |
2004 |
Total production 2004 |
10.000 bottles (1660 six-pack cases) |

Terroir |
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Yields |
Syrah: 25 (hectoliters/hectare) Mourvèdre: 20 |

Fermenting tanks |
Stainless steel |
Fermentation/maceration |
26 days, no pre-fermentation or cold maceration employed |
Barrel aging |
100 % new oak barrels (Taransaud, Darnajou) |
Ageing specifics |
16 months, stirring the lees weekly by turning the barrels |
Alcohol |
14.5% by vol. |

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