Appellation : Châteauneuf-du-Pape Color: red
Vintage : 2015
Alcohol level : 14% vol.

 

Grapes : 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre.
Old vines (50 years or more) : 70%
Density : 4.500 vines per hectare on average, 3.500 vines per hectare for the old vines. Yield : 35 hectoliters per hectare maximum

 

Terroirs : rolled pebbles on chalky clay soils and limestone facing south, on the places known as “The Old Woman Wood” (« Le bois de la Vieille”), “The Great Greenhouses” (« Les Grandes Serres ») and “The Donkey Beard” (« La barbe d’Asne »).

 

Harvest : Full hand-picking

Ageing : 100% in French oak ”demi-muids” (500 liters casks) and French oak “foudre” (6.000 liters tun), for 9 to 12 months.

Very light filtering before bottling (2 microns)
Micro-production : only 10.500 bottles in 2015
Soil analysis: Claude and Lydia Bourguignon (Laboratory of Microbial Soil Analysis) Support for the conduct of the vineyard and vinification: Pierre-Jean Villa

Tasting : elegant wine with a nice freshness, on a dominant Grenache, supported by the contribution of Syrah and Mourvèdre. Spicy without being on alcohol, light aromas of black fruit and pepper. The tannins are well integrated, which gives the Cuvée Marie soft and voluptuous character.