Vin de la Solitude Rouge

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  127m

Soils:  La Crau plateau: galets roulées (large round, shiny, pudding stones) over clay surrounded by garrigue. Vallon de la Solitude: sandy-marl.

Varietal/Blend:  The 2021 vintage is Grenache 25%, Serine (Syrah's ancestor) 22%, Counoise 20%, Mourvèdre 20%, Cinsault 7%, Clairette 3%, Clairette Rose 2%, and 1% Roussanne, Picpoul, and Bourboulenc.

Fermentation:  Not a field blend per se but rather a co-ferment where each varieties is hand harvested when optimally ripe and added to the existing ferment of this micro-cuvée as it continues. By the end, the maceration totals 80 days. (the first in is Syrah at the beginning of September and the last is Counoise at the beginning of October). The vessel is a truncated conical wooden vat.

Ageing:  After fermentation, the wine is racked to The wine is racked to barrel for 15 months then bottled without filtration or fining.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Biodynamic estate vineyards spanning the entire domaine's various terroirs in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape using only old vine plots. The grapes are harvested by hand, using buckets of 25 kgs. Only 25hl/ha yield.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  Only 2804 bottles and 180 magnums

CSPC:  885419

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  127m

Soils:  La Crau plateau: galets roulées (large round, shiny, pudding stones) over clay surrounded by garrigue. Vallon de la Solitude: sandy-marl.

Varietal/Blend:  The 2021 vintage is Grenache 25%, Serine (Syrah's ancestor) 22%, Counoise 20%, Mourvèdre 20%, Cinsault 7%, Clairette 3%, Clairette Rose 2%, and 1% Roussanne, Picpoul, and Bourboulenc.

Fermentation:  Not a field blend per se but rather a co-ferment where each varieties is hand harvested when optimally ripe and added to the existing ferment of this micro-cuvée as it continues. By the end, the maceration totals 80 days. (the first in is Syrah at the beginning of September and the last is Counoise at the beginning of October). The vessel is a truncated conical wooden vat.

Ageing:  After fermentation, the wine is racked to The wine is racked to barrel for 15 months then bottled without filtration or fining.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Biodynamic estate vineyards spanning the entire domaine's various terroirs in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape using only old vine plots. The grapes are harvested by hand, using buckets of 25 kgs. Only 25hl/ha yield.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  Only 2804 bottles and 180 magnums

CSPC:  885419