Name : CHATEAU PAILLAS
Vintage : 2002
Vineyard location : A.O.C CAHORS South West France
Type of wine : red still wine
Alcohol : 13 % by vol
VINEYARD
Soil : clay and limestone
Exposition : plateau. Slope to the South
Density of planting : 4545 per hectare
Grape varieties : 90 % MALBEC 10 % MERLOT
Age of wine stocks when harvested : 26 years
HARVEST / WINEMAKING
Harvest : Mechanical
Yield : 30 hl/ha
Ageing : 18 months in stainless steel no oak
TASTING
A cherry-red robe, a complex nose of cooked fruits, blackberry and spices. The mouth on the same aromas, with melted tannins, very smooth and long.