{"id":3749,"date":"2022-11-24T10:22:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T09:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domaine-de-soustres.fr\/new-vintage-means-new-blends\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T09:29:21","slug":"new-vintage-means-new-blends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domaine-de-soustres.fr\/en\/new-vintage-means-new-blends\/","title":{"rendered":"New vintage means new blends!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Like every year, the end of the alcoholic fermentation<\/a>, which we recently saw, gives way to the tasting<\/strong> of each of the vats for new blends<\/strong> for a new vintage<\/strong>! The 2022 vintage<\/strong>, which turned out to be rich in sunshine.<\/p>\n\n

The heart of the blends<\/h2>\n\n

Do you remember how the blends<\/strong> are made? We explained everything in detail last year in a previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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A reminder. A blend<\/strong> can be made from different grape varieties<\/a><\/strong> or from different parcels<\/strong> of the same grape variety. The main aim of the blending is to find the best possible balance<\/strong> and a beautiful taste<\/strong> harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To do this, our cellar master will take a sample<\/strong> from each vat and each cask, 24 different wines. During the tasting, each of them will be tasted before starting the blending<\/strong>. You will then need a measuring cylinder<\/strong> to determine the percentage<\/strong> of each wine that will make up the future vintages. Several trials will be carried out before the right formula is found!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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After that, the work of<\/em> the cellar master<\/strong> is crucial! He will have to make the assemblies at actual size in the containers of <\/em>the cellar<\/a> (stainless steel vats, concrete vats, wooden tuns). A step that requires <\/em>know-how<\/strong><\/a> and<\/em> precision<\/strong> because you must not make mistakes about the quantities seen during the tasting.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Teamwork<\/h2>\n\n

The tasting and blending<\/strong> stage in the test tube will take place with our oenologists<\/strong> Diane and Nicolas in addition to our cellar master<\/strong> Franck, and our salesman<\/strong>, Sylvain. It is important that each of these people is present as they all play an important<\/strong> role in the making and marketing of wine. <\/p>\n\n

Diane and Nicolas know every detail<\/strong> of the wines and are able to project the potential of a wine in relation to its aroma. <\/p>\n\n

Franck is in charge of producing<\/strong> the wine throughout the year, both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Together with our vineyard worker, they carry out all the stages of production.<\/p>\n\n

As for Sylvain, he is in charge of marketing<\/strong> the product. He is in daily contact with our private and professional customers and knows the expectations of each of them.<\/p>\n\n

The cuv\u00e9e of the 2022 vintage<\/h2>\n\n

From spring onwards, you will of course be able to find our three vintages “Les Grenaches<\/strong>“, “Les Parcelles<\/strong>” and “Linium<\/strong>” in the 2022 vintage. But as you can imagine, we still have some surprises in store for you. <\/p>\n\n

The 2022 vintage<\/strong> will announce the great return of a mythical<\/strong> cuv\u00e9e that some of you know and impatiently await, as well as a brand new<\/strong> cuv\u00e9e (revelation: orange in colour) that will be born at Domaine de Soustres!<\/p>\n\n

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