Cotes du Rhone Sablet "Akasaka"

2012

 

Grenache 100%

 

AKA SAKA  :signifies Red hill in Japanese

 

Yield 30hL/ha Maximum.  Grapes are all hand harvested, de-stemmed, crushed.  The fermentation is due to Indigenous yeasts.  The temperature is monitored and controlled between 20~25℃ during the fermentation.  Free run juice only.  The Pumping over and Delestage took over during the fermentation.  The malolactic fermentation is completed.  Matured in french oak for 8 to 9 months.