Le Joubert 1070 s
Cellar master's tasting notes
A rICH INTENSE RUBY RED hue defines THIS RESTRAINED and understated classy syrah blend.tHE NOSE in this elegant wine LENDS ITSELF TO A TYPICAL PEPPERY and SPICY CHARACTER OF SHIRAZ with hints of DUSTY WHITE PEPPER. Finest CLASSIC PENCIL SHAVINGS, CIGAR BOX and INTERGRATED french OAK hover in the background. The exhiliration of RED BERRY, BLACK CURRENT, RED CHERRIES AND juicy FRUIT can be experienced on the palette. Big in structure this wine rewards you with PALETTE DENSITY and lingering fINE-gRAINed TANNIns.Best SERVED WITH AROMATIC MEAT, MUTTON, and venISON .perfect WITH MATURE cheeses especially brie.
CULTIVAR
Shiraz 57 %, PETIT verdot 27 %, Cabernet Sauvignon 7 %, Malbec 5 %, Merlot4%
Viticulture
Grapes are Harvested at optimun ripeness from decomposed granite soils. Irrigated, when needed, from the purest natural spring water flowing from granite boulders, le Joubert supports enviromentally friendly farming.Driven by nature’s gifts only rare and exclusive grapes are sorted to become part of the 1070 day journey.
VINICULTURE
bEFORE FERMENTATION IN old style CEMENT TANKS, GRAPES ARE HAND HARVESTED, CHILLED, DESTEMMED AND intensly SORTED in a gRAVITY FED state of the art CELLAR.Minimun intervention is ENFORCED. Made and bottled at Le JOubert
MATURATION
matured for 22 months in new French oak barrels. barrels that have been toasted in open fires with controlled time and temperature levels. the wine HAS STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION TO MATURE gracefully for 10-15YRS. rELEASED ON CELLARMASTERS APPROVAL.
ANALYSIS
Alcohol: 14.5%
Total ACIDITY: 5.4 g/l
PH: 3.67
Residual Sugar: 2.1 g/l
