Chateau Haute Serre “icone” Malbec Cahors

Terroir: a place bathed in sunshine from the start of the day… A stony soil with red clay… Excellent southwest and southeast-facing sun exposure – in short an ideal location for growing malbec! The 63 hectares of vines grow on slopes with clay soil at an altitude of 300 meters – one of the highest vineyards in the appellation. Vine: after a preliminary selection of the finest plots the ico;ne wow cuvees are made from a further selection of the best vines from within these plots. The canes are pruned long and the vines undergo bud pruning suckering removal of side shoots and bunch thinning. The grapes are entirely handpicked into small crates. Wine-making: the grapes undergo cold soaking and long fermentation to fine-tune extraction and the wine is tasted daily to follow its development. It is then aged in new french oak barrels for 24 months. These are chosen according to origin duration of seasoning and degree of toasting. The wines are left to rest for 3-4 weeks afte