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Fortant de France - Terroir de Collines Malbec 2013

Name: Fortant de France - Terroir de Collines Malbec 2013
Brand: Fortant de France
Rating: 3.6 (63 reviews)

IGP Pays d'Oc|Red wine

3.6/5 (63 customers)

3*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

Three words to sum up this beautiful vintage: harmony, maturity, and intensity. With a deep garnet color, it releases aromas of ripe red fruits (cherry) and spices (pepper and cinnamon). The palate echoes these same fruity and spicy notes, complemented by a gentle hint of cocoa. With its mellow tannins, roundness and long, fresh, mentholated finish, it offers remarkable balance." (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2015)

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Estate

Fortant de France

Vintage

Terroir de Collines Malbec

Vintage

2013

Designation

IGP Pays d'Oc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

100% Malbec

Terroirs

Located on the land, the vineyard in the hills and scrubland offers an atypical climate that is both hot and dry with cool nights.

Viticulture

sustainable agriculture

Grape harvest

harvested at night when perfectly ripe

Wine making

4 days of cold pre-fermentation maceration, 7 days of hot post-fermentation maceration

Livestock farming

Aged for 4 months on fine lees in French oak barrels

Alcohol content

13,5%

Eye

purple red dress

Nose

A generous and complex bouquet with notes of plum, violet, and sweet peppery spices.

Mouth

lively and full-bodied, offering beautiful flavors of black fruit and spices with a full finish

Serve

at 15-17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2017

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with red meat, game in sauce, lamb...

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Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rating (2015 guide) 3*Coup de Coeur (Exceptional wine)

About wine:

The Skalli family first became acquainted with vineyards and southern grape varieties in Algeria in the 1920s. Francis and, above all, his son Robert contributed to the growth of this wine merchant, a leader in varietal wines, throughout the south of France.
Three words sum up this beautiful cuvée: harmony, maturity, and intensity. Deep garnet in color, it releases aromas of ripe red fruits (cherry) and spices (pepper and cinnamon). The palate echoes these same fruity and spicy notes, complemented by a soft hint of cocoa. With its mellow tannins, roundness, and long, fresh, mentholated finish, it offers remarkable balance.

Customer rating

3.6/5

based on 63 reviews