CHÂTEAU CAPITOUL - Oros Cayenne red
- AOP La Clape
Château Capitoul, with its precious stone and pebble-strewn Mediterranean vineyard, is like a diamond in the rough set in the rolling hills of La Clape. With 62 ha under vine at the tip of the La Clape hill range, its terroir is the appellation‘s most maritime. Its vineyard dates back to the 14th century, when it was farmed under the aegis of Narbonne Cathedral, which gave the Château its name. In 2015, La Clape entered the select group of Languedoc fine wines, joining the collection of prestigious, internationally renowned French appellations.
- 75cl
Winemaking
Harvested at night, with double sorting, in the vineyard and in the cellar. Prolonged film maceration with total temperature control. The Syrah is entirely aged in barrels for 1 year with half of the Grenache. After bottling, the wine is kept for at least one year in the cellar.
Food & Wine Pairings
With its sustained red colour, Oros Cayenne offers a complex and intense nose specific to its terroir, filled with small black berries of the ripe and blackcurrant type mixed with spicy notes of rosemary and thyme, complemented by an elegant iodine finish. A corpulent, round and generous wine.
Perfectly accompanies marbled meat, lamb chops, duck breast, oven-roasted Camembert.
Sommelier's review
- Operating temperature: 16-18°C
- Guard: 6 years