OUR WINES /
SOUTHERN RHÔNE APPELLATIONS /
CHÂTEAUNEUF ROUGE
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge - Font-Jillarde
Lou Gaëlou
GRAPE VARIETIES
Grenache (70%), Syrah and Mourvèdre.
TERROIR AND VINES
Soils of red clay with rolled pebbles, on terraces at 4 levels: 20, 30, 60 and 80 meters above the Rhône. The 30 to 50-year-old vines are cultivated with the greatest respect for the environment in a Mediterranean climate.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING
Vinification for 18 to 25 days in closed vats with pumping over and unloading. Then aging for 12 months in tuns (30hl oak barrels) and casks.
TASTING COMMENTS
Heady wines, bouquet of red berries, complexity and structure, round and ample, long on the palate.
WINE/FOOD PAIRING
Game, strong cheeses, stuffed roast turkey, lamb fillets, prime rib
CELLARING POTENTIAL
From 10 and 15 years old.
