Domaine Amiel
2020
Aymeric and Jordan
Coural
Wine of France - Languedoc-Roussillon

Vinification :

Coural was the nickname of the great-great-grandfather Theophilus (1869-1939) of Jordan and Aymeric Amiel. This wine pays homage to him, symbolized by his old plough, which the winegrowers have kept. The grapes arrive in the cellar, they are then destemmed and crushed and put into vats, without any addition of yeast or SO2. Each grape variety is fermented separately and the macerations go from 2 to 5 weeks. Extractions are gentle but significant with pumping over and/or small punching of the cap. Once the alcoholic fermentation is over and the desired structure has been acquired, devatting and pressing. The press wines are generally isolated from the free-run wines and will be used later during blending. They are aged separately in vats for 4 months before racking and blending.

Terroir :

To express the quality of the wine and its originality, the terroir is the primary key. From the schist in primitive times to the alluvial layers of the Quaternary, the vines are planted on all the geological structures. The predominantly Mediterranean climate is mild in autumn and spring, very dry and hot in summer, although morning frosts can still appear in April, and it is sunny and mild in winter, with temperatures that can drop below 0°C. Rainfall is very low (the lowest in some cities in France), and the wind, the Tramontane is very strong, which dries out the vines and prevents the appearance of cryptogamic diseases.