2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 14.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Syrah (massal selection)
Region Cote Rotie
Soil Brown/mica schists
Orientation Southeast
Vineyard Yield 35 hL/ha
Grapes Picked 14 Sep 2018
Fermentation Vessels Thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Oak
Production Volume 2,324 bottles
Bottles2,324
Production Details The vines were planted in 1992 at a reported density of 10,000 vines/ha, on a southeast-facing parcel at 190–262 m. Grapes were harvested manually on 14 September 2018 and sorted both in the parcel and at the winery. The wine used 100% whole harvests and fermented in thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks with the sheet's stated traditional cap system and immersed native yeasts. It matured for 26 months in extra-fine-grain oak barrels; stated aging capacity was 20–25 years.
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2015 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Syrah (massal selection)
Classification Côte-Rôtie AOP
Region Cote Rotie
Soil Brown/mica schist
Slope 47.0°
Orientation Southeast
Vineyard Yield 35 hL/ha
Vine Age 30
Fermentation Vessels Thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Details 20% First Fill New Oak
First Fill New Oak20%
Oak Types French oak
Production Details Manual harvest with double sorting, first in the vineyard and then on a winery sorting table. The fruit was vinified as 100% whole bunches, with cold maceration and fermentation in thermoregulated stainless-steel tanks using native yeasts. Maturation lasted 20 months in French-oak barrels, 20% new. The vineyard was reported at 190–262 m elevation and 10,000 vines/ha; stated cellar potential was 20–25 years.
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