
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Les Saintes Vierges
Appellation
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Farming
Certified Biodynamic, Certified Organic
Varietals
Grenache 80%, Mourvèdre 10%, Counoise 10%
Vineyards & Viticulture
The lieu-dit Les Saintes Vierges is in the east of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with a northeast-facing slope and planted to 60-year-old vines.
Soils
Brown limestone from Miocene safre (marly sand)
Harvest & Vinification
Manual harvest in crates with sorting in the vineyard, followed by a second on the sorting table. Partial destemming. The percentage of destemmed grapes is decided according to the vintage and the plots. Gravity vattingand fermentation for 20 to 30 days in stainless steel vats under controlled temperatures. Malolactic fermentation in tank. Aged for 18 months in 36-hectoliter Stockinger oak barrels and eight-hectoliter terracotta jars. Bottling without fining or filtration.