LE ROME ANTIQUE 2020 RED WINE (Domaine de Rome / Hervé BAUDRY)
LOIRE - AOP SANCERRE - RED WHITE WINE
Grape variety: Pinot Noir (100%)
Native yeasts
Ageing in stainless steel tanks (60%) and oak barrels (40%) for 12 months
- Nose: intense, atypical and surprising, with aromas of mint-chocolate, black fruit and a hint of leather.
- Palate: rich and full-bodied, structured by fine tannins. Black fruit finish.
Tasting date: February 2024.
OUR OPINION: a Sancerre wine like no other, seductive by its totally atypical mentholated aromas. This is a wine suitable for ageing, which needs to be decanted so it reveals its full potential. What a power!
| Atypical - Full-bodied - Rich |
TERROIR
The soils of the Sancerre vineyards have been shaped by erosion from the different geological facies exposed by numerous faults, including the two famous north-south faults known as the Sancerre and Thauvenay faults, which cross the vineyards from one side to the other.
These bring the Upper Jurassic (-154 to -140 Ma) layers to the west into contact with the Cretaceous (-96 to -65 Ma) and Eocene (-64 to -34 Ma) formations to the east.
The cuvée LE ROME ANTIQUE is a blend of plots located in the village of Saint-Gemme-en-Sancerrois.
They are located on soils known as "terres blanches", consisting of an 80-meter-thick layer of Upper Kimmeridgian marl with varying degrees of clay, alternating with banks of soft or shell limestone.
These compact soils, with a high clay content and generally located at higher altitude, are considered cold. They are conducive to slow, gradual ripening of the grapes.
WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING
The grapes are cultivated according to the Organic Farming principles, for which Ecocert certification was officially obtained in 2023.
The vines selected for the cuvée LE ROME ANTIQUE are 40 years old and their yield is controlled so as not to exceed 20 hl/ha, the aim being to have a limited, rich harvest, suitable for a long maceration and a complete passage in barrel.
Harvesting is both mechanical and manual, and the grapes are taken to the winery and vatted for a cold pre-fermentation phase lasting one week. This is followed by a 15-day maceration phase with fermentation by indigenous yeasts where the must is pumped over, an operation that involves removing the juice from the bottom of the vat and pouring it onto the cap of marc floating on the surface. This allows the skins to mix well with the must during fermentation, extracting maximum color and aroma.
Once the maceration is complete, the must is racked into oak barrels of 1 to 3 wines and rests in cellar for an extra year before marketing.
| Country | Loire Valley |
| Color | Red |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Type | Dry |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Pinot noir |
| Alcohol rate | 14,5 % |
| Quality Designation | Sancerre |
| Cellar Potential | 10 years |
| Service advise | 18°C. Decant 1hr before the service. |
| Culture Methods | Non-certified Organic culture |
| Fining | No |
| Filtering | Yes |
| Comments | Cold pre-fermentation for 1 week. Maceration for 2 weeks and fermentation with native yeasts. Ageing in oak barrels for 1 year and in bottle for 1 year. |
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