Rhône Valley
A reminder of the winemaking heights to which this estate has risen with the 2012 vintage – the texture here is incredible. With notes of black fruits and spices, the palate is voluminous, voluptuous, and round, with crisp fruit. A long finish... Pure class.
70% Grenache, 16% Mourvèdre, 8% Syrah, 4% Cinsault and 2% Clairette. The vines are between 35 and 100 years old. From a vineyard located in the northern reaches of the appellation, great geological diversity: clays, silt, pebbles, fine sand... Viticulture: hand tilling of soil, grass covers between rows to limit vine vigour, no chemicals. Vinification: use of gravity, simple and natural. The fermentations are by individual grape variety, with cap-punching. Maturation: 18 months, 80% in vats on fine lees and 20% in barrels (1/3 new oak).
Stanislas Wallut stands alone today at the helm of this estate which he took over alongside the Roy de Blicquy family in 1993. An estate built from the ground up, 8.5 hectares located in the commune of Orange, in the northern part of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. While some of the vines are 100 years old – a precious heritage indeed – the winery itself had to be entirely rebuilt, next...
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