CAIUS 2014 (Domaine Ad Fines)

DESCRIPTION

CAÏUS is an blend wine where Cabernet Sauvignon represents 80% of the grape varieties making the wine. Equally complemented with Serine and Syrah, the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes define all the character of this cuvee whose organoleptic qualities make it seriously taste like a great Bordeaux wine.

TERROIR

The plots of the AD FINES estate lie on a soil made up of greenish sandstone mollasses dating from the Burdigalian period, a geological stage dating from the Lower Miocene (23 to 15 million years ago) during which the sea invaded the Rhone Valley where it deposited numerous sediments.
These mollasses are a group of sedimentary rocks that are essentially detrital, i.e. they come from the sedimentation in a shallow marine environment of elements torn from the surrounding rocks by erosion. They are generally friable, soft and permeable, and represent a valuable source of water for the vines.

WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING

The vines have always been cultivated without the use of synthetic chemicals. Their yield does not exceed 30 hl/ha, allowing the production of ripe and concentrated grapes, rich in aromas.
The grapes are harvested by hand and vatted within an hour. Each plot and each variety is vinified separately.

The Serine and Syrah grapes are not destemmed, unlike the Cabernet Sauvignon.
After a cold pre-fermentation phase, the alcoholic fermentation starts spontaneously under the action of indigenous yeasts. The skin maceration lasts between 3 and 5 weeks during which pumping over and gentle punching down are carried out in order to break the marc cap and mix the skins with the juice.

Once the fermentations are complete, the Serine and the Cabernet Sauvignon musts are transferred to Burgundy barrels of 1 to 2 wines where they are aged for 18 months. The Syrah must is aged in older Burgundy barrels.
They are then racked and blended in vats where they remain for an extra 5-month ageing before bottling.