Chateau Maris Cru Minervois La Liviniere 2001

vins: Maris Cru livinière
mill: 2001, cru livinière

Assemblages: 70% syrah, 30% grenache
vinification: traditinnelle en cuve bois de 50 hl
Elevage: 16 mois en futs
futs: 30% neuf, 70% de 1 à 3 vins
malolactique: 100%
Collage: non
Filtration: non filtré
% vol acool: 15.00%
pH: 3.75
acidité totale g/l H2SO4: 3.28
Acidité volatil g/l H2SO4: 0.62
sucres residuel: <2 g/hl

All our wines are from the Languedoc region in southern France . We started out making wines in 1997. Our objective is to cultivate our vineyards with absolute respect for the environment so that our wines may express as naturally as possible their origin. We seek to preserve our local eco systems in as natural as state as possible, researching ways of allowing our vines to establish natural defences against their different predators. We feed our vines compost, made on each of our farms according to the Biodynamic principles, to ensure our soil is nurtured with live matter. The centuries of grape cultivation in this area has inspired us to believe that we can grow the fruit to make the great wines of today.

Chateau Maris is a 40 hectare property in the Minervois La Liviniere appellation, the first village appellation in the Languedoc acknowledged by INAO in 1998. On this property we have some very good old vine Carignan & Grenache, the rest being Syrah.

"La Liviniere is the first village in the Languedoc to be allowed to put its name after the appellation name, indicating that it has been closely analysed by the national institute over many years and they have concluded that its particular area definitely produces wines of distinct quality.

The Chateau Maris comes from the best parcels of the property mixing the two most expressive varieties Grenache & Syrah. Hand picked grapes from chemical free soil the wine is aged in barrel for 12 months before being bottled without fining or filtration.

An intense ripe red fruit bouquet gives way to an elegant spicy smooth taste with a hint of stewed fruits on the finish. This wine can be drunk now or over the next 5 years and is especially good with Roast Lamb rosemary & garlic."

robert@comtecathare.com

Chateau Maris - 34210 La Livinière
telephone 00 33.(0)4 68 91 42 63 - fax 00 33.(0)4 68 91 62 15