Cuvée T Rouge is historic in Trians

The 2020 vintage comes in a shorter, more shouldered bottle expressing the strength and elegance of the wine

This year the cuvée is still mainly composed of 90% Syrah and 10% Grenache.
The good weather in September allowed us to wait for perfect ripeness of the grapes . We harvested them on September 26 and 27, 2020. The weather was nice, but no longer very hot;

The 2020 harvest, crushed and de-stemmed, macerated in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for 30 days.
After devatting, we aged the wine for 18 months in our new vats , recently installed in our barrel cellar.

The purple color, almost black, presents a magnificent intensity.
The first nose is perfectly open and immediately shows a lot of character. We are immersed in a complex universe of spices, Havana, black fruits (cherry, blueberry, fresh prune), meat juice. Allowed to breathe, the expression evolves towards black pepper, but also noble wood, burnt wood, dark chocolate. It is a rich and deep nose.
The attack on the palate is powerful, broad and full, then the wine appears robust, concentrated, rich. It develops a dense tannic structure in balance with a beautiful consistency and underlined by a note of freshness. The texture is tight and warm. The whole offers a lot of substance, concentration and suggests a strong potential for conservation.
The finish, rich and spicy, is very long (around 15 seconds of persistence). It offers soft tannins as well as a saline character.
The T 2020 shows a concentrated and ambitious ensemble, at the highest in the hierarchy of the appellation's wines. It will see 2040. It can be decanted 24 hours before tasting but in all cases, it requires a large wine glass.