Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Pied de Baud

Domaine Santa Duc

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Pied de Baud

Producer
Domaine Santa Duc

Country
France

Region
Rhône Valley

Sub-Region
Southern Rhône

Appellation
Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Farming
Certified Biodynamic, Certified Organic

Varietals
80% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault

Vineyards & Viticulture
Located in the north of the appellation, on the gentle slopes of the Plateau des Brusquières, the lieu-dit of Le Pied de Baud is one hectare of 90-year-old vines on a northwest-facing slope, surrounded by forest.

Soils
Red clay mixed with pebbles

Harvest & Vinification
The grapes are manually harvested. After arriving in the cellar, the harvested grapes pass through a sorting table to the “Delta Oscillys,” an apparatus that destems the grapes by means of vibration (a gentle procedure that guarantees the integrity of the grapes). They finally go into stainless steel fermentation tanks by gravity, where they are subject to a long cold maceration before being fermented by native yeasts. The finished wine then matures 18 months in 36-hectoliter Stockinger oak barrels and eight-hectoliter terracotta jars. Bottling without fining or filtration.