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Handwritten wine label for Domaine La Calmette Boute Rouge, elegant blue and white design.

Butte Rouge

FRANCE – South-West – Cahors
Locality:
FRANCE – South-West – Cahors
Appellation:
Cahors
Grape Variety:
100% Malbec
WineMaker:
Maya Sallé and Nicolas Fernandez
Vineyard:
1 parcel planted in 1971. Iron-rich soil with red clay over Kimmeridgian bedrock. 330m elevation and east facing.
Viticulture:
Certified organic (AB) and biodynamic (Demeter). Guyot Poussard pruning. Careful de-budding. Artisanal treatments including plants tisanes and composts.
WineMaking:
100% de-stemmed. Gentle two-week fermentation over ambient yeasts in concrete tank.
Aging:
Aged for 2 years on lees in foudres.
Bottling:
Neither fined nor filtered. Very light SO2 adjustment at bottling (1 g/hl). No added sulfite.
Vineyard regions in France with diverse wine appellations and terroirs for premium wine production.
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Rich red wine in elegant glass at Veritas Wines tasting room.