APPELLATION |
Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
SURFACE |
5 ha (12 acres) |
AVERAGE AGE OF VINEYARD |
30 years old |
PRODUCTION |
Around 20.000 bottles (1.700 cases) |
SOIL |
Pebbles on the surface, storing up the heat in the daytime and restoring it to the vinestocks in the night-time, thus enabling the grapes to attain a high degree of maturity. Red-clay subsoil. |
ASPECT |
South-East |
GRAPE VARIETIES |
• 50 % Grenache Blanc • 20 % Bourboulenc • 20 % Clairette • 10 % Roussanne |
VINIFICATION/AGING |
• Cold vinification, 16°-18°C. in concrete tanks • No oak maturing • Aging of 8 months in concrete tanks |
CHARACTER |
Floral aromas develop in the first two years of aging. Afterwards, they evolve towards fruit aromas like apricot with a touch of honey. |
ACCOMPANIMENT |
Delicious with grilled fish or fish cooked in a white wine sauce. Also excellent with white meat such as veal. The gourmet diner will certainly appreciate tasting this wine with young goat cheese. |