Description

GRAPE VARIETIES: grenache noir 65%, mourvèdre 15%, syrah 15%, cinsault, clairette and sundry others 5%. VINE AGE: 65 years on average. VINIFICATION: grapes are hand-picked, with double sorting at the vine, then a third sorting in the winery. Gentle pressing and selective destemming, followed by 25-40 days’ traditional fermentation in temperature–controlled stainless-steel and wooden vats. Pneumatic pressing, then systematic malolactic fermentation. MATURATION: 20-22 months in French oak foudres (60hl). Bottled unfined and unfiltered, then released at 2 years. PERSONALITY AND AGEING: a classic red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, very fine and elegant. The best vintages will age for 25 years and more