Dear Wine Lover,
In Bordeaux, the famous wine region, wines of the great chateaux are produced with low yield to obtain great extract and mature tannins. Up to two years, the wine is matured in an oak barrique to favour a slow oxidation that matures the tannins. In this way the wine becomes rounder and finer.
Once in the bottle, it is kept in a cellar at ideal temperature for maturation up to 6 or 7 years. A very good vintage with a lot of tannins requires the longer period. In the old days, to consume a Bordeaux red before the age of 6 was a “sacrilege”. Many of these wines called “Clarets” in the UK were stored by the merchants and only released at the right age.
Today, especially in the new world, many wines are released after only 3 years and usually sold and consumed right away. Few consumers have a proper cellar to store them up to six years. At ALVENTO, the wines produced with Bordeaux grapes are aged in oak barrels for about 2 years and are kept in the cellar. The 2006 vintage is now six years old.
Our three different blends reflect the regions of Medoc, St-Emilion and Pomerol. We have kept them in our cellar for you so there is no danger that they would be consumed too early. But now, they are ready. Before consuming it is important to let the bottle breath for a few hours. No decanting is necessary unless the wines are really old. These 2006 wines can of course be aged even further developing the flavours of older wines.
We are inviting you to come and taste these now mature and marvellous wines, paired with some cheeses. See you at ALVENTO Winery.
Sincerely,
Elyane and Bruno
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