Winemaker | Alain Castex |
Representative | Alain Castex |
Region / Country | Roussillon / France |
Address | 66300 Trouillas |
Visite to winery | Yes, by appointment |
Wine sale at property | ? |
Online sales | Natural Wine |
Catering | No |
Accommodation | Yes, by appointment |
Commitement level for amphora wine making | Maximum | High | Good | Basic |
Status | Vigneron |
Vineyard (h) | 1 ha |
Buy grapes (t) | No |
Regionality | preserved |
Terroir | Clays, sandy, gravels, calcareous clays |
Cultivation method (BIO certificate) | Ecocert |
White variety | Grenache, Maccabeo, Bourboulenc, Vermenthino |
Red variety | Carignan, Mourvèdre, Grenache Gris |
Rosé variety |
Amphora | Classification of amphora | French amphore |
Maker | n.c. |
Treatment | Neutral |
Number | 4 x 220L |
Using since | 2015 |
Washing | n.c. |
Drying | n.c. |
Fermentation in amphora | in amphora |
Fermentation in other container | in amphora |
with(out) maceration | Yes & No |
with(out) stems | with & without stems |
Maceration time | 10-15 days |
Pressing | Yes |
Aging in amphora | Yes |
Aging time | 9 months |
Aging in other container | No |
Aging time | 9 months |
So2 | 0 |
Fermentation in amphora | in amphora |
Fermentation in other container | in amphora |
with(out) maceration | Yes & No |
with(out) stems | with & without stems |
Maceration time | direct pressing |
Pressing | Yes |
Aging in amphora | Yes |
Aging time | 8 months |
Aging in other container | No |
Aging time | 8 months |
So2 | 0 |
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Note | No |