
Gigondas Rouge Clos Derrière Vieille
Appellation
Gigondas
Farming
Certified Biodynamic, Certified Organic
Varietals
80% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah
Vineyards & Viticulture
The Clos Derrière Vieille (behind the old village hospices) is 3.42 hectares of vines, planted in the early 1990s via selection massale, naturally fenced by woods. The vineyard is on a slope from 300 to 350 meters of altitude with a northwest exposure. Very slow ripening of the grapes: shadowed in the morning, bathed by the sun until sunset.
Soils
Calcareous marl from the Cretaceous period
Harvest & Vinification
Manually harvested with a very selective sorting, destemming, short and soft maceration. Soft punching-down. Aged in big casks and terracotta jars on the fine lees for 18 months.