Domaine de la Fagotière

Red Côtes du Rhône 2020

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Wine information

Valée du Rhône region : bordering the Châteauneuf du Pape appellation, in the commune of Orange and in the commune of Sérignan du Comtat, in the middle of the Garrigues
Appellation : Côtes du Rhône
Colour : red
Grape varieties : grenache noir 25%, Syrah 35%, mourvèdre 40% (average % used for the bottle)
Capacity : 750 ml
Tasting temperature : 18 °C

Wine information

Soil : miocene molasses soil (1 to 1.5m deep) resting on a thick layer of clay highly loaded with pebbles, and covered by the mantle of alpine diluvium, commonly known as ''galets roulés
Age of the vines : 50 years on average
Harvesting : manual and mechanical
Maturation : in tuns (43 to 80 hl) for a period of 8 to 12 months, depending on the vintage. Bottled without filtration, within 2 years
Vinification: light crushing, traditional fermentation and vatting for 15 to 20 days (depending on the sanitary state of the harvest) in concrete and stainless steel vats under controlled temperatures. Pressing in a pneumatic press, systematic malolactic fermentation
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