Description

Vin de la Solitude Rouge
 A.O.C. Châteauneuf du Pape

This wine is a tribute to our ancestor Paul Martin, who was one of the first French Vignerons to sell his wine in bottles in the 18th century under the name “Vin de la Solitude”. We have reissued the four original labels of « Vin de la Solitude » for this wine. This wine is elaborated in the state of wine art in the 18th century. Our researches showed that the blends were very different, where Grenache grape variety did not use to dominate. The wines were made of a large number of co-fermented grape varieties. Macerations were longer than they are nowadays.

Blend:

• • Grenache noir 25%

  • Serine 22% (ancêtre de la Syrah)

  • Counoise 20%

  • Mourvèdre 20%

  • Cinsault 7%

  • Clairette 3%

  • Clairette rose 2%

  • Roussanne – Picpoul – Bourboulenc 1%

  • VIN ISSU DE L’AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE FR-BIO-01 – ORGANIC WINE

Vineyard:

• • Yield: 25 hl/hectare, 944 bottles et 100 magnums
  • Agricultural: Sustainable

Vinification:

• • The grapes of each grape variety are harvested by hand and then put in vats over their maturity.

  • The first varietal Syrah is tanked in early September while the latter, Counoise early October.

  • They are cofermented in whole bunches in a wooden conical tank.

  • The alcoholic fermentation is very long, it lasts more than a month & the vatting has lasted 80 days.

  • Aged for 15 months in barrel the wine is then bottled without fining or filtration.

Tasting Notes:

• • Elegant and refined wine, tannic while remaining fresh.
  • Floral nose with small black fruits and spices.
  • A mouth with blackcurrant aromas, subtle tannins and a great length.
  • Storage: Drink now until 2035. Serving temperature: 60F° to 65F°.

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