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GIGONDAS HOMINIS FIDES CHATEAU OF SAINT COSME 2017 

Very old grenache planted on Miocene limestone sands at a place called "Hominis Fides". Whole harvest. Twelve month aging: 20% in new pieces - 50% in pieces of one wine - 30% in pieces of two and three wines.

The sands of Miocene are, in Gigondas as in the rest of the valley of the Rhone, a geological event posterior to the great uprising of the lace of Montmirail. When the Alps rise, they, like a sheet of paper that we tilt, "open" the Rhone Valley, allowing the sea to engulf itself like a snake finding its way. The sea then covers Lyon, circling the Alpine arc; the Luberon and the Ventoux are only islands, prehistoric fish frolic in the chapel of Saint Cosme and ammonites accumulate in phenomenal quantities. At this time, sands are deposited in our region: we find them in many sites in the Southern Rhone Valley: in the Uchaux massif, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas ... Much later, the small ants that we decide to grow vitis vinifera on these sands, and it turns out that the grenache finds there an amazing field of expression. The old Grenache vine in the Miocene sands is the aromatic finesse, the elegant texture, the depth in the mouth. When the wine ages, it takes notes of Morey Saint Denis pinot: peony and small red berries. What a great idea to have planted at the dawn of the twentieth century, 12 years before the Great War, this vineyard that is always with us. 

Origin Saint Cosme

GIGONDAS LE CLAUX CHATEAU OF SAINT COSME 2017 


Very old Grenache planted at the place called "Le Claux". Whole harvest. Calcareous Miocene marls, in the alluvial cone of the Font des Papes. Twelve-month aging: 20% in new pieces - 50% in pieces of one wine - 30% in pieces of two wines.

And if Le Claux was the best wine of Saint Cosme? In light of the last tastings of old wines that we conducted at the estate, it is permissible to ask the question. Certainly, Le Claux is the oldest vine in Saint Cosme and one of the first post-phylloxeric plantations in France, but why does this soil generate so much quality?
That said, the microclimate of Saint Cosme probably has a significant impact on this locality: the fresh air of the valley of the Font des Papes continuously refreshes this area which gives intensely aromatic fruit. The cold influence would tend to be demonstrated by the fact that Le Claux is a later terroir. 

Origin Saint Cosme

HERMITAGE 2016 CUVEE EMILIE DOMAINE DES REMIZIERES

The Domaine des Remizières has been a family business for several generations. At its beginning, the farm had 4 hectares of vines, part of the harvest was delivered in cooperative cellar. From 1973, vinification is done entirely on the estate. Since then, the estate has grown considerably as it currently reaches 35 hectares. At the beginning, Alphonse manages the property. Then Philippe, his son, settles in 1977 and decides to market all the production in bottles. Expansion and modernization work is then done little by little. In 2005, Emilie, with her degree in oenology in her pocket, joins her father. In 2009, Christophe, Emilie's brother, joined the estate after obtaining his BTS viticulture / oenology. It's a family job with a will and well-defined tasks.

Grape variety: 100% Syrah
Average age of the vines: 40 years.
Vines planted on granitic soil, exposure in southern slopes.
Cup size on stakes - Very high density. Traditional vinification in concrete and stainless steel vats with punching and reassembly; temperature regulation (hot and cold).
Vatting of 28 at 30 days, see more according to the tasting.
15 to 18 months in barrels (new barrels).

CAIRANNE LES DOUYS DOMAINE ORATORY SAINT MARTIN 2020 75CL

Grapes: 60% Grenache, 40% Mourvèdre

The Domaine de l'Oratoire Saint-Martin covers 25 hectares only in the municipality of Cairanne. Most of the vineyard is located in the northeast of the town, 200 meters above sea level on steep hills in an area commonly called "the mountain" in the localities of Saint-Martin, Les Douyes and Coustias.

It was in 1692 under the aegis of André Alary that the Alary family settled in Cairanne, as evidenced by the municipal archives. Winegrowers on this terroir from father to son, 10 generations have successively passed on the estate, which has been enlarged over time. Each generation inherited the same love of vines and wine, the same concern for good cultivation and perfect vinification.

Manual sorting of the grapes in the vineyard then in the cellar. De-stemming without crushing and vinification for 18 days under racks for a slow and gentle extraction. Indigenous yeasts. Aging lasts about 12 to 15 months in casks depending on the vintage, then bottling is carried out without fining or filtration.

LIRAC CHATEAU MONT REDON 2020

The property is located on the right bank of the Rhône, in the town of Roquemaure, between Orange and Avignon, near TAVEL. The farm is located on a plateau covered with rolled pebbles. The nature of the soil is clay-limestone.
Grapes  Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre

The climate is Mediterranean with particularly hot summers.
The mistral drives out the humidity, thus providing conditions that are very favorable for growing vines.
The harvest is carried out manually allowing a selective sorting of the harvest. attach . After full destemming, vinification by punching down for about fifteen days of maceration ensuring maximum extraction of tannins and coloring matter. Once the malolactic fermentations have been completed, a third of the blend is aged in 228-litre Burgundy barrels, the other part being kept in vats. Then the wines are grouped into a single blend. Bottling takes place approximately 18 months after harvest.

Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée des Célestins 2012 

Henry Bonneau

Grape: Grenache

The Henri Bonneau estate has 6 hectares of vines.
Henri Bonneau has always been considered one of the great winegrowers of Châteauneuf du Pape.
Still in his cellar, this discreet man was like a hermit.
He has always produced timeless wines with very long ageing.
This great winemaker left us in 2016.

Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée des Célestins 2016

Henry Bonneau

Grape: Grenache

The Henri Bonneau estate has 6 hectares of vines.
Henri Bonneau has always been considered one of the great winegrowers of Châteauneuf du Pape.
Still in his cellar, this discreet man was like a hermit.
He always has timeless wine products with very long aging.
This great winemaker left us in 2016.

Côtes du Rhône La Rubiconde 2022 Domaine Gramenon
Maxime Francois Laurent

Domaine Gramenon, created in 1978, is located in MONTBRISON-SUR-LEZ in Drôme Provençale, at the first foothills of the Pre-Alps, at an altitude of 350 m.
In the northernmost part of the southern Côtes du Rhône.

CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE MONT REDON LE PLATEAU 2017 

Château Mont-Redon is located northwest of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. In one piece, the property has the privilege of having the three emblematic terroirs of the appellation: mainly the rolled pebbles of the plateau, then the safres and the Urgonian limestones.

This limited production cuvée represents the soul of Mont-Redon: a selection of old vines from the Mont-Redon plateau.

Grapes: 60% Grenache Noir and 40% Syrah.

Chateauneuf du Pape La Part des Anges Domaine Raymond Usseglio 2022 75 cl


70% of Mourvèdre
20% Grenache
10% Syrah

A late variety and very capricious, mourvèdre is certainly one of the most demanding grape varieties in the south of France, especially when it is situated at the northern limit of its cultivation. This cuvee benefits from a rather marked breeding to accompany the tannic power of the grape variety. When a wine is put in cask for its breeding, part of its volume evaporates it is called "THE PART OF THE ANGELS".

The PART OF ANGELS is a rather special vintage for a Châteauneuf du Pape because it is the Mourvèdre that dominates the blend 70% supplemented with Grenache 20% and a little Syrah 10%. Plan a carafage if you want to taste this wine before its 2-3 first years of care. Unfiltered wine please excuse a possible natural deposit and beneficial to the aging of the wine.