Touraine Rouge Tradition
Domaine Tardieux

Type
Red Wine
Appellation
Touraine
Variety
50% Gamay50% Côt
Tardieux-Gal's cuvée 'Tradition' is a blend of their own Gamay and Côt. When making the blend, their goal is to create a rich and fruity wine that's ready to share after a short amount of time in bottle. The exact blend changes each year. At Domaine Tardieux-Gal, all of the vines have been certified organic since 1998. 80% of the vineyards are harvested by hand. Vinification is done with native yeasts, no chaptalization, and minimal sulfites are added.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Gamay : Solemot et Les 3 Chênes, Côt : Les Parcs et Les Automes
Soil type
70% clay-limestone, 30% white clay-slate
Vine age10 - 45 years old
Vineyard size1 hectare Gamay and 1.25 hectares Côt
PruningShort
ExpositionNortheast (Parcs), Southeast (Automes), and East (3 Chenes)
Altitude120 meters
Vinification
Short maceration (6-15 days) with whole clusters for Gamay and destemmed grapes for Côt, followed by malolactic fermentation
Elevage6 months in fiberglass tanks
Harvest typeHand Harvested
Fining/FilteringUnfined and tangential filtration