Descriere
Blend: The culmination of a long project from Xavier Vignon : the champagne blending style taken to its limits ! 5 vintages from the most outstanding of recent years grown in 10 different terroirs in the southern Rhône valley (including Châteauneuf du Pape, Rasteau, Ventoux and high altitude parcels in Côtes du Rhône Village). The blend is composed of 15 different, mainly late ripening variations of Grenache with a variety of rootstocks (Rupestris du Lot, Fercal, Riparia Gloire de Montpellier, 41B), clones (old clones) and pruning systems (primarily gobelet trained vines).
85% Grenache, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Syrah, 5% Caladoc (to impart spice and structure)
Terroir: This blend is the most complex and well-honed vision of the southern Rhône Valley. It is difficult to speak of just one terroir but rather a myriad of different terroirs in which the grenache
varietal thrives.
Winemaking: Cold pre-fermentation maceration for three weeks in order to ensure the full integration of the aromatic components and polyphenols whilst preventing the extraction of tannins from the seeds of the grapes. Followed by traditional maceration.
Ageing : 1/3 in French and Austrian oak barrels, 1/3 in truncated wooden vats, 1/3 in concrete vats.nks