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Our vineyards: Châteauneuf-du-Pape Côtes du Rhône Gigondas       Red wine Vacqueyras Muscat de Beaumes Table wine

Gigondas, red wine Soil and Grape varieties Small valley located in the Dentelles de Montmirail in Gigondas at 350 meters of altitude (locality “Combe Sauvage”). Soil: Slope of black marls and limestone falls. - Black Grenache (75 %). - Mourvèdre (15 %). - Cinsault and Rose Clairette (10 %). Cultivation Method Vine age: about 45 years. Vine training techniques: gobelet. Vineyards conditions of the contract: soil maintenance, no chemical fertilizer. Productivity: around 25 hectolitres/hectare. Elaboration - Manual vine crop and meticulous sorting. - Pick off. - Vatting from 18 to 21 days (temperature regulation, overpumping, cap immersion, and daily tasting. - 24 months of elevage in concrete tank. - No collage and no filtration before bottling. Tasting Nose: fruits bouquet, kirsch, garrigue in the youth, and later wild hints, spicy and peppered. On the palate : peperred, full bodied, with small rustic hint. Maturity : from 4 years. To serve with : - Civet de lièvre aux pruneaux. - Agneau au curry. - Poivrade de sanglier. Conservation : until 7 to 8 years. Back to reception

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