Roupit - All the Winegrowers of Tutiac Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux AOP 2020

Roupit is a red wine from Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux, a blend of Merlot and Petit verdot from a calcosol with pebbles and gravel. Vinified by plot with cold maceration, it presents a dense ruby color, aromas of overripe red fruits, spicy and woody notes, for a round palate and fine tannins.

On what terroir is Roupit -Tout Les Vignerons de Tutiac Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux AOP 2020 produced?

The wine comes from a deep calcosol with a coarse texture, crisscrossed by rolled pebbles and covered with a bed of gravel on the surface. This soil warms up quickly and gives the grapes early ripeness.

How is Roupit -Tout Les Vignerons de Tutiac Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux AOP 2020 vinified and aged?

Vinification is carried out by plot, one tank corresponding to one plot. A 72-hour pre-fermentative cold maceration (10 °C) precedes 24 days of cuvaison at 26 °C with daily pump-overs, followed by a quick malolactic fermentation. The batches are put into barrels early in November in 2 and 3-wine barrels, for 15 months of aging.

What is the tasting profile of Roupit -Tout Les Vignerons de Tutiac Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux AOP 2020?

The color is ruby, deep and dense. The nose is complex, marked by overripe red fruits, a light spicy touch and woody notes of menthol and mocha. The attack on the palate is round, with a slight sweetness, flesh and concentration, then fine and elegant tannins. The balance is supported by a certain freshness. We find a bouquet of red fruits (blackcurrant, blueberry) and garrigue, with a persistence of ripe fruit aromas.

What dishes pair with Roupit -Tout Les Vignerons de Tutiac Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux AOP 2020?

This wine pairs with marinated or grilled game, ribeye steak, duck breast, beef tartare and carpaccio, Bordelaise-style lamprey, rustic terrines, as well as dishes based on potatoes or porcini mushrooms.