Intro to Calmel & Joseph Vieux Carignan la Fabrique – Calmel & Joseph Vieux Carignan la Fabrique is full flavoured with round long plummy spicy fruit notes. Full tasting note and wine making – Calmel & Joseph Vieux Carignan la Fabrique is a deep red colour with an opulent nose. At first, fine aromas of plum and garrigue scrubland can be detected, ending with a flourish of spices. On the palate, the wine is round with supple tannins possessing a lovely unctuous character. The balance between the suppleness of tannins, acidic precision and aromatic power is well-respected in this vintage. This Vieux Carignan is the embodiment of the temperament and characteristics of our Languedoc-Roussillon garrigues. A real local wine. The grapes are hand-picked and placed into small trays and then destemmed, but left uncrushed, before being going into vat. Alcoholic fermentation lasts for 15 days at a temperature between 25°- 30°C. A major aerated pumping-over operation is carried out half-way through the alcoholic fermentation. The rest of the pumping-over is light, lasting only 5 minutes each day. The wine spends 27 days in vat and is then racked off and settled several times before being going back into vat for the start of malolactic fermentation. the wine is aged in tank for twelve months. The producer – Founded in 1995, Calmel & Joseph is a maison de négoce specializing in Languedoc-Roussillon wines from private wineries from across the region. Over the years, they have built close personal relationships with a large number of growers from all appellations. Convinced of the extraordinary potential of this region, oenologist, Laurent Calmel, and Jerome Joseph work together on the vinification, blending and ageing of wines with the common purpose of demonstrating the little known yet unique quality of these Mediterranean terroirs. Free of all certification labels, our viticultural and vinification practices are natural and environmentally friendly. The Joseph & Calmel range comes from a rigorous selection of vineyards, with a particular focus on very cool terroirs (often on the very edge of wine growing areas). The grapes are picked (by hand) when they are perfectly ripe. We prefer gentle vinification rather than aggressive extraction. Careful blending harmonizes the balances of the local varieties. Our wines are patiently and naturally aged until they undergo gentle bottling which preserves the original balances and aromas. These wines are analyzed by an independent laboratory to detect active agents: full analyses of the wines are available on this website. At Calmel & Joseph, they are committed to the concept of freshness, finesse and elegance in our wines. Being located in a Mediterranean and therefore hot region, they look for terroirs which are as cool as possible, often found at the edge of wine growing areas in the mountain foothills. Once we have decided on the terroir, they look for vineyard plots which are worked as naturally as possible, because they believe that it is from these vineyards that wines with the greatest complexity, but above all the strongest personality, are produced. Once their criteria are met, they meet the wine grower and offer him/her a partnership on the selected plots. www.calmel-joseph.com Drink with – A great match with robust meat dishes and savoury vegetables and cheeses.
