Country: France
Region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Climate: Warm Mediterranean
Altitude: 127m
Soils: La Crau plateau: galets roulées (large round, shiny, pudding stones) over clay surrounded by garrigue. Vallon de la Solitude: sandy-marl.
Varietal/Blend: 2020: 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault, 5% Counoise, Terret, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse (White and pink grapes are also present, but in very small proportions). 2021: 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Counoise, and 5% array of Cinsault, Terret Noir, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse.
Fermentation: After a double selection of the best bunches, first in the vineyard and secondly on a sorting table, the grapes are then vinified with indigenous yeasts in frustoconical concrete vats, some whole cluster and some de-stemmed, depending on the grape variety.
Ageing: Over the span of 15 months 10% of the wine is aged in French oak barriques, demi-muids, and foudre, while 90% is aged in concrete vats. The wine is then bottled without filtration or fining.
Vineyard & Vine Age: Biodynamic estate vineyards spanning the entire domaine's various terroirs in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The grapes are harvested by hand, using buckets of 25 kgs. Only 29hl/ha yield.
ABV: 14.5%
Produced Cases:
CSPC: 871305
TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Climate: Warm Mediterranean
Altitude: 127m
Soils: La Crau plateau: galets roulées (large round, shiny, pudding stones) over clay surrounded by garrigue. Vallon de la Solitude: sandy-marl.
Varietal/Blend: 2020: 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault, 5% Counoise, Terret, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse (White and pink grapes are also present, but in very small proportions). 2021: 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Counoise, and 5% array of Cinsault, Terret Noir, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse.
Fermentation: After a double selection of the best bunches, first in the vineyard and secondly on a sorting table, the grapes are then vinified with indigenous yeasts in frustoconical concrete vats, some whole cluster and some de-stemmed, depending on the grape variety.
Ageing: Over the span of 15 months 10% of the wine is aged in French oak barriques, demi-muids, and foudre, while 90% is aged in concrete vats. The wine is then bottled without filtration or fining.
Vineyard & Vine Age: Biodynamic estate vineyards spanning the entire domaine's various terroirs in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The grapes are harvested by hand, using buckets of 25 kgs. Only 29hl/ha yield.
ABV: 14.5%
Produced Cases:
CSPC: 871305
T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca
T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca
TECHNICAL INFO
Country: France
Region: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley
Appellation: Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Climate: Warm Mediterranean
Altitude: 127m
Soils: La Crau plateau: galets roulées (large round, shiny, pudding stones) over clay surrounded by garrigue. Vallon de la Solitude: sandy-marl.
Varietal/Blend: 2020: 50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault, 5% Counoise, Terret, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse (White and pink grapes are also present, but in very small proportions). 2021: 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre, 5% Counoise, and 5% array of Cinsault, Terret Noir, Muscardin, and Vaccarèse.
Fermentation: After a double selection of the best bunches, first in the vineyard and secondly on a sorting table, the grapes are then vinified with indigenous yeasts in frustoconical concrete vats, some whole cluster and some de-stemmed, depending on the grape variety.
Ageing: Over the span of 15 months 10% of the wine is aged in French oak barriques, demi-muids, and foudre, while 90% is aged in concrete vats. The wine is then bottled without filtration or fining.
Vineyard & Vine Age: Biodynamic estate vineyards spanning the entire domaine's various terroirs in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The grapes are harvested by hand, using buckets of 25 kgs. Only 29hl/ha yield.
ABV: 14.5%
Produced Cases:
CSPC: 871305
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
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