La Source Vignelaure Red

La Source de Vignelaure (red) is made from a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. This wine is vinified in a softer, less extracted style than the Chateau wines. It is not a younger sibling to the Chateau wines but rather a different expression of what can be produced at Vignelaure. This wine can be drunk younger than the Chateau wines and has a different character with softer tannins and an easier drinking style. The grapes are handpicked, de-stemmed and lightly crushed before being fermented at cooler temperatures to emphasise fruit flavours. The resulting wine is partially aged in small oak barrels for 10 months before being blended and bottled. It is deep ruby in colour with aromas of cassis, cherry and spices and has good complexity and length on the palate with a hint of toasty oak.

Chateau Vignelaure "the vineyard of the sacred spring" is the jewel in the crown of the appellation Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence. Set high in the hills, our vineyards cover more than 60 hectares and it has established a reputation as one of the finest producers in the South of France. The wines is a perfect example of Provencal winemaking at the highest level and are made of grapes which includes some of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in the 1960's from cuttings from Chateau La Lagune. Vignelaure has a long tradition of producing highly rewarded wines, which are classical, elegant and pure, while at the same time pushing boundaries and concepts of what is possible to achieve.

Song written about the chateau

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJtaOkWO_Gw