Product Description
ORIGIN AND TERROIR :
Chateau Castillon is located on old schist and limestone terraces in Peyriac, Languedoc. South orientated, centenary vines associated to young vines of Syrah and Grenache give fine and well balanced grapes.
GRAPE VARIETY :
Grenache, Syrah
VINIFICATION TECHNIQUE :
A manual harvest and carbonic maceration is used for the old vines. The aromatic varietals are vinified in prefermentation to extract long, blended and silky tannins so they give all their expression to the grapes.
TASTING :
Fleshy and fruity, this wine, with a garnet-red color, develops blackberry and blackcurrant aromas. Its maturing in barrel adds hints of grilled almonds and vanilla.
GOURMET ADVICE :
Served at room temperature, this wine will match perfectly with dishes in sauce, games and red meats.
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Company Profile
- Name: Chantovent - Group Jean d'Alibert
- Main Products: wines
- Business Type: Manufacture & Trade
- Address: Quai du port au Vin
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Founded in 1953, CHANTOVENT has been involved in production since 1993. It is the property of the 1700 winegrowers members of a group of wineries, representing 7000 hectares of vineyards, with an annual production of 400,000 hectolitres. CHANTOVENT is the largest producer of Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Peyriac, with 90% of the production, and the leading Minervois producer, with 35% of the appellation of the same name.
JEAN D'ALIBERT group, is currently our major shareholder. It is made up of the Minervois Producer Union, which represents 9 cooperative wineries, 17 Estates and Chateaux, and the Celliers Jean d'Alibert company, a bottling center in the production area, working especially for CHANTOVENT.
Furthermore, we develop a large on-site bottling business. The President of our group is Mr. Michel Agnel.
CHANTOVENT is a small to medium-sized business with a turnover of about 28 million Euros with the following spread:
25% export(35 countries)
60% in mass-market products
15% in traditional channels
Our second shareholder, Groupe Coopératif UCCOAR, distributes nearly one million hectolitres of table wine, Vin de Pays and Appellation d'Origine Contr?lée wine.
Specialist in Languedoc wines, our company strategy is principally to develop strong Vin de Pays, Vin de Cépage and AOC Minervois brands, using a Terroir concept.
Our 'LA PAYSE' brand, one of the leading Vin de Pays brands, is available in:
PET (polyethylene terepthalate)
75cl glass bottles
Bag-in-box.
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