Canet La Chapelle Les Evangiles, 2016

Chateau Canet La Chapelle AOP Minervois Cuvee Grenache
La Chapelle is the oldest vineyard at Château Canet, with 70-year-old Grenache. It is named so after the fact that the vineyard is planted on the remains of an ancient 12th century chapel. The gnarled old vines produce low yields and were hand harvested late in the season on October 2nd, 2016. Intense aromas of raspberries and fresh herbs with a touch of resin give it personality. It is medium bodied and supple with a fresh tangy acidity which combines deliciously with flavours of strawberry and raspberry jam and a long sour cherry finish. A long cold maceration for ten days was followed by fermentation and a further three weeks on skins with punching down by foot twice daily.

Château Canet Les Evangiles AOP Minervois Cuvee Syrah
Les Evangiles is deep in colour with delicious vanilla, blackberries, patisserie, smoke and mint chocolate aromas. This is a voluptuous wine with a mineral streak. It is soft, with grippy tannins giving a powdery texture. Bitter cherry and chocolate flavours compete on the finish, making it extremely moreish. Les Évangiles is the highest vineyard on the estate with views across the domaine and towards the winery. Old Syrah vines are planted on deep soils of clay and limestone. Yields are low – in the region of 20 hl/hectare - giving great concentration. Fermentation was done in open top tanks with the skins pushed down by foot three times a day. The wine was matured in Burgundian oak barrels with 30% new, 40% one year old and 30% two-year-old.