Gerard Bertrand Minervois La Liviniere Le Viala – 2016 (750ml)

Description

The Viala comes from a small parcel of land at the Chteau Laville Bertrou, situated amongst the exceptional terroirs of the appellation La Livinire, officially acknowledged since 1998. Grard Bertrand acquired this uncommon plot of land in 1997 and encouraged the development of strong and powerful wines. This wine benefits from the semi-arid Mediterranean climate; the Viala is exposed to the conditions of the mid-south in the heights of the village la Livinire at around 120m of altitude. The ground is made of a mosaic of stripped marlstones, associated to chalky limestone, as compact limestones date back to the Eocene period, from millions years ago. This type of ground naturally limits the growth of each grape, but thanks to a long settling period, it helps their resistance to the rainfall and aquatic stress. The strong summer sun helps the favored process of the slowmaturing of the grapes. The three grapes assembled for thiswine express in a complementary way the hints of this uniqueterroir that is the Viala.