Menetou-Salon Rouge
Athlètes du Vin

Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Variety
Pinot Noir
The mouth is full, dominated by ripe red fruit. Beautiful woody and slightly spicy notes linger on the palate.
Viticulture
Soil type
Clay and limestone
Vine age15 years
Vinification
Hand picked and fermented for 3 weeks with a third of the volume as a whole bunch. Fermentation using wild yeasts, with ageing on lees of which two thirds is done in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks and one third in 400L wooden barrels.
ElevageAgeing in barrel and temperature controlled stainless steel tanks