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Vacqueyras

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

TERROIR & ESTATE Sandy marl and cobalt, stony soil. Mediterranean climate, altered by the Mistral wind. Organic vineyard located near the village of Visan. GRAPES VARIETIES Grenache 85% Mourvèdre 10% Syrah 5% WINEMAKING Manual harvest, partially destemmed. Maceration approx. 2 weeks. Fully matured in vats on fine lees before bottling (unfiltered). TASTING NOTES This wine has an elegant ruby-purple colour. Its nose reveals aromas of black currant and cherry fruit. The palate is well-balanced with full tannins and notes of black-fruits and liquorice. Great pairing with Mediterranean dishes, white meats, mildly-spiced foods (e.g. paella or curry) and red meats.

TERROIR & ESTATE Sandy marl and cobalt, stony soil. Mediterranean climate, altered by the Mistral wind. Organic vineyard located near the village of Visan. GRAPES VARIETIES Grenache 85% Mourvèdre 10% Syrah 5% WINEMAKING Manual harvest, partially destemmed. Maceration approx. 2 weeks. Fully matured in vats on fine lees before bottling (unfiltered). TASTING NOTES This wine has an elegant ruby-purple colour. Its nose reveals aromas of black currant and cherry fruit. The palate is well-balanced with full tannins and notes of black-fruits and liquorice. Great pairing with Mediterranean dishes, white meats, mildly-spiced foods (e.g. paella or curry) and red meats.

TERROIR & ESTATE Located on the right bank of the Garonne about thirty kilometres south east from Bordeaux, the Château Couvent des Cordeliers is a small estate adjacent to the medieval village of Rions. The vineyard, located at the foot of hillsides and on hillsides over an area of approximately 25 hectares, benefits from different type of soils (sandy clay, gravelly, clayey gravel soils) and a good sun exposure leading to a good maturation of the grapes. GRAPE VARIETIES Merlot 80% Cabernet Sauvignon 20% WINEMAKING The wine is made with a traditional vinification, starting with a prefermentation cold maceration during 2 to 3 days and then followed by the alcoholic fermentation combined with a warm maceration during 2 to 3 weeks at controlled temperatures, in order to extract the optimum level of flavors, color and tannins. The wine is then aged in tank until the bottling which takes place in the castle.

TERROIR & ESTATE Domaine Saint Andéol is a family-run estate since six generations. Located in the Cairanne appellation, in the southern part of the Rhone valley, it was built upon the remains of an old monastery (Prieuré de Saint Andéol) dating from 1123! The Cairanne appellation was recognized in 2016 as a “Cru”, the highest level of AOP classification in the Rhône Valley. The vineyard is planted on clay-limestone soils covered with rolled pebbles. This Cairanne Excellence comes from old vines (30 to 80 years of age) with a very low yield of 30 hl/ha. GRAPE VARIETIES Grenache 60% Syrah 40% WINEMAKING After manual harvest, the grapes are fully destemmed upon reception at the cellar. Each variety is vinified separately, in a traditional method. Temperature-controlled fermentation allows for long maceration (3 to 4 weeks).

GRAPE VARIETIES Grenache 75 % Mourvèdre 15 % Syrah 10 % WINEMAKING The harvest is done manually. At the cellar reception, the grapes are crushed and destemmed and the vinification follows a traditional method in stainless steel tanks: during the fermentation, the temperature is under control and a long maceration takes place during approximately 3 weeks to extract an optimum of colour, flavours, and tannins. The Malolactic fermentation and final blending are realized later in the winter. This 2018 vintage in particular was aged during 5 years in concrete tanks before the bottling. TASTING NOTES The wine has a deep red colour with orange highlights and it presents a powerful nose with humus, leather and kirsch aromas. The mouth is silky, full-bodied, with a long spicy finish. This wine is ready to drink but can also be aged for the next 2 or 3 years. It will be served ideally at 18°C and we advise to decant it in a carafe before serving.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape