"Crushendo" Montagnac Syrah/Mourvedre
Languedoc-Roussillon (lang-dock roo-see-onh) is one of the oldest and largest wine growing regions of France. Running from the sun-drenched shores of the Mediterranean to the border of Spain and the Pyrenees mountains, it has a wine making history reaching back centuries. The combination of a perfect Mediterranean climate and rich soil explains why Languedoc-Roussillon is one
of the most successful wine regions in France.
Named for Occitan, (oh-kit-onh) the language of ancient troubadours, this wine is a special blend of the renowned grape varieties traditional to the region: Mourvedre, Carignane, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier.
Vieux Chateau d'Oc is a bold wine, ruby red in color with a deep, dark plum and blackberry bouquet showing subtle accents of chocolate. Rich, lush and complex, soft black fruit combines with a hint of spiciness that follows through
with a firm, tannic finish on the palate.
Explaining Crushendo
The key to making red wine is in the skin of
the grapes.
The flesh of red grapes is pale yellow: most of the
color, flavor, and aroma compounds lie within
the skin. Traditional winemaking includes the
skin in with the fermenting wine to extract these
compounds. Until now, wine kits have been made
with unfermented juice soaked with skins, but without
alcohol (by law, kits can't contain alcohol).
As a result, some of the compounds were very
difficult to extract.
Now, by including the skins, and packaging them
separately, Winexpert Estate Series Crushendo kits
can deliver every nuance, all of the tannin, the
brilliant colors and flavors of a super-premium red
wine, with all the ageing potential and lush flavors
of the best commercial wines.
And it's easy! Winexpert Estate Series Crushendo
is as easy to make as our other Estate Series kits.
The Crushendo grape pack and the ultra-premium
vineyard-designated juices give brilliant aromas and
flavors, and a velvety tannic grip, to make a wine of
unique and piercing intensity.
- Instructions
- Contains 18 litres of concentrated verietal juice, yeast and all required additives
- Yields 6 gallons of wine or about 30 750ml bottles
- Ready to bottle in 8 weeks
- Age 6-12 months
