Château Capendu "La Comelle" 2019

Château Capendu "La Comelle" 2018 is a blend of an exceptional aromatic richness with very silky tannins given optimum grape ripeness. Mediterranean grape varieties like Carignan, Grenache and Syrah are perfectly suited to the particularly demanding terroir of Corbières creating powerful wines. Our vineyards are also committed to environmental-friendly practices and have received the “High Environmental Value” Certification.

HVE Level 3 certified High environmental value (HEV) is the highest level of a generalized scheme for the environmental certification of farms. Soil: clay and Limestone. Age of the vineyard: 12 to 30 years-old, 50 to 100 years-old for some Carignan. Pruning: Cordon de Royat. Density of planting: 4400 plants/ha. Harvest: mechanical at night. Average yield: 50 hl/ha. Climate: Mediterranean.

Careful selection of the best grapes after a mechanical harvest at night to avoid oxidation and preserve the maximum fruit expression. After destemming of the harvest, each grape variety is vinified separately.

Fermentation at 28°C with selected yeast. Post-fermentation maceration for 3 weeks with pumping-over, twice a day. Aging: in oak barrels for 6 months.