Tacherons Pinot Noir Haute Vallee 2022

Producer: Serodes & Kovac
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Grape Varieties: Pinot Noir
Viticulture: Sustainable
Category: Red
Size: 750ml

The name 'Tâcherons' comes from an old Burgundian tradition that refers to the workers in the vineyards who perform the most meticulous tasks through out the year including plowing the field by hand using the Hirondelle plow, or pruning with the shears or 'Cisaille' which prominently feature on the labels.
The reference is an homage to the precision of the hard work from the Tacherons to create their wine, the passion of the vine growers and the ancestral relationship to terroir and history.

Hand-picked, gravity-fed into 80 hL stainless-steel vats. Cold maceration in a slow fermentation phase for 3 to 5 days at around 15 to 20 degrees Celsius. Several vats of Pinot Noir, the blend is made up of some vats inoculated, others with indigenous yeast. Some vats contain whole grapes (20-50%). Regular pump-overs. Fermentation temperature 25°C maximum, with a slight rise at the end of AF.

Clay limestone. The Limoux area is great for growing Pinot noir in the south of France due to its altitude of 350 meters and the cooler temperatures providing a long and complete maturation.