DOMITILLA 2014 (Domaine Ad Fines)

DESCRIPTION

DOMITILLA is made of a majority of Serine (ancestral variety of Syrah) and a few Cabernet Sauvignon that the low percentage in the blend does not prevent from expressing itself with intensity.

TERROIR

The plots of the AD FINES estate lie on a soil made up of greenish sandstone mollasses dating from the Burdigalian period, a geological stage dating from the Lower Miocene (23 to 15 million years ago) during which the sea invaded the Rhone Valley where it deposited numerous sediments.

These mollasses are a group of sedimentary rocks that are essentially detrital, i.e. they come from the sedimentation in a shallow marine environment of elements torn from the surrounding rocks by erosion. They are generally friable, soft and permeable, and represent a valuable source of water for the vines.

WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING

The vines have always been cultivated without the use of synthetic chemicals. Their yield does not exceed 30 hl/ha, allowing the production of ripe and concentrated grapes, rich in aromas.
The grapes are harvested by hand and vatted within an hour. Each plot and each variety is vinified separately.

The Serine grapes are not destemmed, unlike the Cabernet Sauvignon.
After a cold pre-fermentation phase, the alcoholic fermentation starts spontaneously under the action of indigenous yeasts. The skin maceration lasts between 3 and 5 weeks during which pumping over and gentle punching down are carried out in order to break the marc cap and mix the skins with the juice.

Once the fermentations are complete, the Serine and the Cabernet Sauvignon musts are transferred to Burgundy barrels of 1 to 2 wines where they are aged for 12 to 18 months.
They are then racked and blended in vats where they remain for an extra 5 month-ageing before bottling.