Grape Variety
Shiraz/Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache
Tasting Notes
The colour is a brilliant ruby. The intense nose is dominated by spicy and red fruit, strawberry, aromas. The mouth presents silky and fine tannins underlining the fruity freshness of this wine.
History
Overlooking the Mediterranean, in the heart of the protected La Clape massif, this estate proudly wears the fabric of southern wines. This vocation of hospitality has inspired Gérard Bertrand, who has made l'Hospitalet the beating heart of his action around the Mediterranean art of living, since he acquired the property in 2002.
Regional Information
Located on the coast, Château de l'Hospitalet looks down on the Mediterranean from a height of a hundred meters. With a semiarid Mediterranean climate and mild winters, the vineyard enjoys exceptional climatic conditions: the quantity of sunshine and the heat stored during the day by the limestone and released to the grapes at night, and the effect of the Mediterranean which reduces temperature differences and the altitude which counteracts the summer heat.
Vinification Details
Each grape variety is vinified separately. The maceration lasts between 20 and 25 days. At the end of the winter, the wines are transferred into new 225-litre barrels where they are left for 12 to 16 months in the magnificent barrel cellar of l'Hospitalet, which houses around 2,000 barrels. The fine lees are periodically stirred. The finest barrels of each grape variety are selected and blended to produce this wine.
