Domaine de la Solitude

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Barberini Blanc

La Solitude's 2020 Cuvée Barberini Blanc ratchets up the intensity from the Tradition cuvée, showing more richness and depth and being more geared for the dinner table. Brioche, honeysuckle, toasted brioche, white flowers, and ripe stone fruits all define the nose. Its medium-bodied and shows plenty of mid-palate depth with a stunning finish of marmalade and peach compote and nuancing minerality. It will happily age in bottle another decade, improving further still. Serve at 10-12ºC.

94 WS, 94 Decanter, 94 JD
France
White
Biodynamic Wine
ORGANIC (VIN ISSU DE L'AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE FR-BIO-01) - BIODYNAMIC (VIN BIODYNAMIQUE CERTIFIE DEMETER)

Region:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Varietal/Blend:  80 % Roussanne, 10 % Grenache blanc, 10 % Clairette

ABV:  14.0%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: The grapes for this wine are gently pressed and fermented at 20°C: Roussanne in new barrels, Grenache Blanc in one-year-old barrels, and Clairette in stainless steel. It ages 10 months on fine lees, then 6 months in bottle.

CSPC:  871307

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Domaine de la Solitude
Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Barberini Blanc

Region:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
ORGANIC (VIN ISSU DE L'AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE FR-BIO-01) - BIODYNAMIC (VIN BIODYNAMIQUE CERTIFIE DEMETER)
La Solitude's 2020 Cuvée Barberini Blanc ratchets up the intensity from the Tradition cuvée, showing more richness and depth and being more geared for the dinner table. Brioche, honeysuckle, toasted brioche, white flowers, and ripe stone fruits all define the nose. Its medium-bodied and shows plenty of mid-palate depth with a stunning finish of marmalade and peach compote and nuancing minerality. It will happily age in bottle another decade, improving further still. Serve at 10-12ºC.

94 WS, 94 Decanter, 94 JD

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  80 % Roussanne, 10 % Grenache blanc, 10 % Clairette

ABV:  14.0%

Vineyard:  The grapes for this wine come from biodynamic estate vineyards at 127 meters altitude. The vines grow on galets roulés over clay and sandy-marl soils in a warm Mediterranean climate. Hand harvested in 25 kg crates, during the morning.

Cellar: The grapes for this wine are gently pressed and fermented at 20°C: Roussanne in new barrels, Grenache Blanc in one-year-old barrels, and Clairette in stainless steel. It ages 10 months on fine lees, then 6 months in bottle.

CSPC:  871307

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Climate: 

Altitude: 

Soils: 

Varietal/Blend:  80 % Roussanne, 10 % Grenache blanc, 10 % Clairette

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  871307

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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