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Thanks to your feedback we might bring back some of Cinderella Wine's popular previous offers. If a wine makes another appearance here, this newer offer will always be slightly higher than the original one. Offers that are on the site on Friday through Sunday will be shipped on Monday.

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Vineyard:
"The plateau in the hinterland of Calonge is an almost ideal site for growing vines. The Mediterranean climate ensures low annual rainfall - only 600 mm on average. A fresh breeze from the sea, which lies 3 km to the south, creates a balance, protecting the area from the extremes of temperature that limit the growing season further inland. The dry climate reduces the amount of spraying required. During the growing season and ripening period, rainfall is less of a problem than, for example, in the Bordeaux region. The grapes normally ripen early; harvesting usually gets underway in late August (white grapes) and is finished by the end of September."

"The vineyard is planted on limestone and chalk soil, mostly south-facing. Only 4500 vines are planted per hectare. The varieties grown for red wine are Syrah (30%), Cabernet Franc (30%), Merlot (30%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (10%). In 2001, some small parcels were planted with Petit Verdot and Mourvedre. The average yield per hectare is about 25-30 hectolitres. In the very hot, dry year of 2003, the yield was only 12 hectolitres per hectare!"

"The grapes grown for the less abundant white wine (6000-7000 bottles per year) are Viognier, Marsanne and Roussane, typical of domains in the southern Rhone region such as Hermitage and Chateauneuf du Pape. The vines are pruned back during winter dormancy, using the traditional "double Guyot" method, leaving eight buds. During the growth phase, there is continuous work in the vineyard, removing excess shoots, thinning the crop before the grapes change colour (vendange verte) and cutting back leaves. It is an acknowledged fact that a great wine is made in the vineyard, not in the winery."

"A strict selection of the fruit is made during harvesting, which of course is done by hand. A further selection follows on the sorting table, prior to maceration. Cold maceration takes about a week at 10-12 degrees C, with constant rotation to enhance the colour. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation for 25 days at a controlled temperature. The next stage is malolactic fermentation (conversion of malic into lactic acid), after which the wine is stored in French oak barrels (60–80% new) made by Taransaud, Demptos, Radoux and Seguin-Moreau. The red wine is bottled after about 20 months."

"Our adviser and oenologist Peter Sisseck (Pingus) oversees the whole process, from vineyard to bottling. One of the most important dates in the calendar is in January when he and his team present the assemblage of the "Grand Vin". Clos d'Agon has already won many awards and scores highly in international ratings (e.g. Penin, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator and Weinwisser)" - Winery