South West
Ovni - 2021 - Château Les Croisille
Germain, Nicolas & Simon Croisille
A one-off cuvée made only from the 2021 vintage, which was super cold and totally atypical. Less ripeness, so the grape shows a different side. In the glass, it’s fine and expressive, a bit reductive too… it almost Pinot‑izes! Very beautiful discovery.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Designation
- Cahors AOP
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
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100% Malbec from 35-year-old vines, certified organic and biodynamic, planted on the Luzech plateau between 250 and 300 meters in altitude on a mix of limestone soils: Kimmeridgian, marly, and siderolithic. Hand-harvested, yields around 25 hl/ha. Natural vinification: 70% destemmed, 15 days of maceration in infusion, pressing, 10 months of ageing in foudres without new oak. Bottled at the Château with very little sulphur, total SO2: 19 mg/l.

Germain, Nicolas and Simon Croisille
Germain, Nicolas, and Simon run Château Les Croisille, located in Luzech in the Cahors AOC. It all started as a family adventure in 1979 when Cécile and Bernard Croisille took over the lease, carrying ‘a touch of youthful madness,’ a huge passion for the terroir, and a real life project. Seven hectares were cleared and planted, and it wasn’t until 1984 that the first harvest was delivered to...
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