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Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

Tasting note: Complex nose of tropical fruit and brioche. Mouth combining vivacity and smoothness with notes of citrus, tropical fruit and flowers with a very mineral finish.

Food and Wine pairing: Truffle brouillade, grilled fish with sauce, fish tagine, oysters au gratin, lobster, capon with cream and vin jaune, carpaccio of marinated fish.

Storage: Drink now through 2024.

Serving temperature: 50 to 52 F°.

Categories: , Product ID: 22126

Description

Domaine de la Solitude
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

 

 

Blend:

Historical Cuvée of the Domaine produced since the XVII century with White Grenaches from « the Crau plateau », Clairettes, Roussanes, Bourboulencs, Picpouls, from the « Vallon de la Solitude ».

    • 40% Roussanne
    • 35% Clairette
    • 20% Grenache blanc
    • 5% Bourboulenc

Yield:

    • 33 hl/hectare.

Harvest:

    • hand picking.

Vinification and aging:

    • The harvest is done by hand early in the morning in 25 kg crates.

    • The grapes are pressed after short skin maceration.

    • Fermentation and aging are done in barrels for Roussanne, and Grenache Blanc.

    • Clairette, Bouboulenc and Picpoul are cofermented in vats.

    • The malolactic fermentation is carried out on the Roussanne.

    • This year (2021) 10% of the blend is vinified by long maceration, which means that those white grapes were vinified like red grapes.

    • This wine is aged for 40% in barrels, on lees, for 10 months

The vintage 2021:

    • Yield of 33 hl / ha, 10000 bottles produced

Tasting note:

    • Complex nose of pineapple, peach and brioche.
    • Mouth combines liveliness and smoothness with notes of citrus, candied melons and flowers and a very mineral finish.

Food and Wine pairing:

    • Eggs with truffles, grilled fish or fish in sauce, fish tagine, oysters au gratin, lobster, capon with cream and yellow wine, ceviche.
    • Storage: Drink now through 2024.
    • Serving temperature: 50 to 52 F°.

 

 

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