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Five
Grape varieties are grown on the Domaine. All are perfectly adapted
both to the warm, dry Languedoc climate and the clay, limestone
soils.
The grape
varieties are Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Carignan and Cinsault. The
average age of the wines (in 2007) was 30 years. The Domaine
produces three red and one rosé wines - all under the AOC
Appellation of Saint-Chinian.
Grape
harvesting is done almost entirely by hand. The stems are removed
and the vinification (wine-making) is carried out using
traditional methods with careful control of the
temperature.
Some of the wines mature in oak barrels for 12 months
while others mature in vats (details below). These methods stimulate
the wines to evolve and refine their unique Saint-Chinian
characteristics and taste. The wines are carefully bottled to assure
high quality from the vine to the table.
Château
Bousquette cuvée Prestige
A blend of Syrah and Grenache, with a light touch of
Carignan.
Yield :
about 25 hl per hectare ( a low yield ensures much
concentration and body)
Ageing : in oak barrels for 12
months
Château Bousquette cuvée Pruneyrac
Red wine
: a blend of predominantly Mourvèdre with some
Grenache
Yield :
about 25 hl per hectare
Ageing :
12 month in vats
Château Bousquette cuvée Tradition
Red wine
: made up of a blend of four grape varieties - Syrah, Grenache,
Mourvèdre and Carignan.
Yiedl :
about 30 hl per hectare
Ageing :
in steel and wood vats.
Château
Bousquette Rosé
Rosé wine
: produced by gravity flow of the juices of Cinsault, Syrah and
Genache grapes.
Yield :
about 35 hl per hectare.
This
fresh, fruity wine should be enjoyed while it is
young.
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