SAINT-JEAN 2020 (Sylvain MOREY - La Bastide Du Claux)

TERROIR

In the previous vintages, this parcel was used in the composition of the former L'ORIENTALE red wine; but the quality of this terroir, ideally exposed and situated at an altitude of 400 meters, associated with the richness of its 65 year-old Grenache vines, have decided the winemaker to make a separate cuvée, a unique single-plot wine.

The Saint-Jean plot is facing south, at an altitude of about 400 meters.
The soil dates back to the marine Tortonian period (-11 to -7 Ma) and is composed of a layer of blue marl from Cabrières rich in fauna that is usually found in coastal mudflats. This gravelly soil makes it one of the most qualitative terroirs of the domain.

WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING

The Saint-Jean parcel is still in the process of being converted to Organic Farming.

The grapes are harvested by hand, sorted and then totally destemmed, and placed in vats without crushing.
The alcoholic fermentation starts spontaneously during the maceration phase at the end of which the must is pressed.
The press juice is blended with the free-run juice and the must is aged for 24 months in enamel vats.

Once the maturation is over, the must is racked and filtered by roughing filtration. It is then bottled.

The sulphits addition is very light during the whole process (less than 2g per hl).