Château Sainte Marguerite - Côtes de Provence - Fantastique - Rouge - 2021

Wine:

The 2021 red Côtes de Provence Fantastique wine combines Syrah and Grenache with confidence and success. Fresh and concentrated, it unfolds a silky palate with satiny, powdery tannins, accents of cocoa, spices, and balsamic touches. It is a great wine in the making, sitting on a beautiful structure, with ripe and precise flavors of fruit, and supported by a relevant maturation in barrels. A luxurious ensemble judiciously refreshed on the finish by notes of morello cherry and blackcurrant! Ideal with a Provençal stew or a lamb confit.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, cold skin maceration before fermentation in vats, temperature-controlled vinification and maturation between 18 and 24 months in new barrels. Fining and filtration before bottling.

Color:

Purple and intense with brilliant reflections.

Nose:

Fresh and concentrated with balsamic, fruit (cherry and wild black berry), spicy and toasted notes.

Palate:

This wine has a silky and satiny texture and reveals powdery tannins underlined by spicy, woody and chocolatey flavors. The whole is accompanied by aromas of morello cherry and juicy blackcurrant offering a refreshing finish.

Temperature:

Decant before serving between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

A daube à la provençale, a lamb confit, a grilled meat.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2026

Château Sainte-Marguerite is a Cru Classé of Provence. It produces organically grown rosés, created in the heart of the exceptional and highly prized terroir of La Londe-les-Maures, where a complex geology gives these wines exceptional finesse. Schist, quartz, clay, and silica collide in a dazzling mosaic of soils, delivering fresh and intense wines with balanced and delicious flavors of fruit.