Name :
CHATEAU PAILLAS

Vintage :
2005

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 :
29 years

HARVEST / WINEMAKING

Harvest :
Mechanical

Yield :
50 hl/ha

Ageing :
18 months in stainless steel
no oak

TASTING

A dark robe, almost black, a deep nose of red fruits with spices. A mouth full of fruits, with raspberry and cherry.
A full bodied wine with smooth tannins.