RED SAINT-JOSEPH 2020 (Bernard Gripa)

DESCRIPTION

The Saint-Joseph red wine is a blend of Syrah coming from different plots and different terroirs. The vines are around 40 years old and are planted on the hillsides of Tournon-sur-Rhône. Their yield is about 40 hl / ha.

TERROIR

The plots selected for the Saint-Joseph cuvée are spread over four localities:

• The localities of Javignas and Peygros, located on the granite slopes of the Rhône Valley. Their soil is made up of the famous Granite de Tournon, a granite with biotite that formed 600 million years ago. These soils, however hard, have many faults allowing the vines roots to slide deep into them to draw the water that is trapped there. The extremely steep sides allow a good rains drainage and ensure a maximum sunshine for the good ripening of the grapes.
  
  
• The place called Rivoires, whose soil, more recent, dates from the last Pleistocene glaciations which took place 2 million years ago : the vines rest on the terrasses du Pont de l'Isère, composed of stony alluvium and sands.
  
  

WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING

The grapes are harvested manually and are destemmed at 70% when they arrive at the winery. The alcoholic fermentation takes place in open vats and, twice a day, the marc cap which forms on the must surface is mixed with the juice by pumping over or punching down. The maceration lasts two to three weeks.

The must is then aged in 228 liter and 600 liter oak barrels for one year. The racking and wine bottling is done during the month of December.