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LES VIGNES DE MON PÈRE 2020 (Domaine Fontavin)
RHÔNE - AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE - RED WINE
Grape varieties: Grenache noir (75%) - Syrah (10%) - Mourvèdre (10%) - Marselan (5%)
Native yeasts DIAM3® cork stopper
Ageing in concrete tanks for 12 to 15 months
- Nose: generous and crisp. Notes of fresh red and black fruits, sweet spices with a touch of violet.
- Palate: supple, silky and tasty.
Tasting date: April 2023.
OUR OPINION: excellent! Just perfect, fruity with a nice complexity on the nose, this is my favorite for this entry level wine.
TERROIR
The plots are located in the villages of Courthézon and Bédarrides.
- In Courthézon, the soil is composed of sands and sandstones deposited by the sea during the Miocene period (-16 to -11 My). They are covered by colluvium rich in quartzite pebbles from more recent fluvial deposits.
- In Bédarrides, the soil is made of rolled pebbles, a kind of alpine quartzite pebbles mixed with a red clay matrix which were deposited by the sea during the Pliocene (-5 to -2 My).
WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING
The cuvée LES VIGNES DE MON PÈRE is a red wine that blends 4 grape varieties and 2 terroirs.
It also evokes a childhood memory, when the winemaker observed her father in the middle of the vineyards. Tribute....
The vines are cultivated according to the principles of the Organic Agriculture: one row out of two is grassed, and the soil is enriched by adding sheep compost.
The grapes are harvested manually and destemmed. Then they are placed in vats for the alcoholic fermentation under the action of indigenous yeasts. The skin maceration lasts between 12 and 18 days, where pumping over and punching down are carried out to break the marc capthat forms at the vat's top and reintegrate the skins into the fermenting juice.
Once the maceration is over, the must is racked into concrete vats to finish its fermentations and to mature for 12 to 15 months.
The bottle is sealed with a DIAM3® cork stopper which guarantees the absence of any TCA contamination or cork taste.
| Country | Rhône Valley |
| Color | Red |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Type | Dry |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Variety | Grenache noir (75%) - Syrah (10%) - Mourvèdre (10%) - Marselan (5%) |
| Main Grape Variety(ies) | Grenache noir |
| Alcohol rate | 14,5 % |
| Quality Designation | Côtes-du-Rhône |
| Cellar Potential | 5 years |
| Service advise | 15°C. Open 5 minutes before the service. |
| Culture Methods | Certified Organic Agriculture |
| Fining | No |
| Filtering | Yes |
| Comments | Maceration for 12 to 18 days ♦ Native yeasts ♦ Ageing in concrete tanks for 12 to 15 months. |
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