September 2019 - Vignobles&Compagnie

September 15, 2019 :

A year in the vineyard: Harvesting period

VENDANGES AND VINIFICATION…

SWEET ROASTED FIG

After voting, the fig is elected "fruit of the month"! But before cooking, know first choose ... A good fig is a fleshy fig and firm. When you buy (or pick), it must be perfumed and ripe because after harvest, it does not ripen anymore.

After harvest, it is best to consume it very quickly before it dries out. And that's good because we do not want to wait!

For our recipe of the month, we want to savor this delicious and juicy fruit in its simplest expression and we therefore offer you a met-wine arrangement that is tasty and ultra-easy to make.

Take your fig and make two incisions crosswise from above to gently open his heart.

Mix in a bowl : Feta + salt + pepper and a little chopped chives.

Garnish the inside of your fig with this preparation, then pour on a light trickle of olive oil and honey.

Grill for 5 to 8 minutes.

Decorate with walnut.
To be enjoyed, paired by a salad of arugula, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. This clever recipe will be ideal with our Costières de Nîmes, Château des Sources rosé. Good tasting.

VENDANGES AND VINIFICATION AT CHÂTEAU DES SOURCES

We are mid-September and the weather conditions of recent days are exceptional. The redoux, which has spread throughout the Rhone Valley, has caused a rapid evolution of degrees and accelerated the rate of intake of our grapes in the cellar. The vineyard of Château des Sources has passed the Cape of mid-harvest, but in an orderly way!
We notice an extraordinary diversity of situations in the vineyard. And if the degrees rise quickly, all the reds have not reached their optimum polyphenol. A big work of classification is necessary to separate the wheat from the chaff: blocked and / or charged vines, balanced vines ripening normally ...

The work of the winemaker continues at this crucial time, to identify the best plots for the creation of our wines. Ke knows his terroir, his vineyard, a know-how learned vintage after vintage, and chooses finely the harvesting dates to manage the vines as better as possible.

After the vineyard, go to the winery. While the overall trend is at slightly lower PH than last year, some adjustments are necessary. The work of the oenological team begins to control vat tanks, and follow with finesse the evolution of wines via regular analysis and tastings.
The beginnings of alcoholic fermentations (transformation of sugar into alcohol) are a little chaotic at the beginning of this harvest, a direct result of low levels of nitrogen.

Nevertheless, the first tastings of the whites and the rosés give a glimpse of beautiful aromatic expressions, even if the Chardonnay and the Grenache rosé are still a little shy. Beautiful promises on the first Merlot and Syrah rosés, which express themselves while gluttony on intense nose of fresh strawberry and nectarine.

To be continued...

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Vignobles & Compagnie recipes

A year in the vineyard: Harvesting period

SWEET ROASTED FIG