Chateauneuf-du-Pape ‘Les Sables de la Crau’

Winemaker

Jean Royer

Appellation

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Varieties

Grenache (Garnacha)

Viticulture

Manual harvest, in 15 kg cases. Sorting at the vineyard followed by a selective, rigorous sorting by table in the cellar.

Terroir

100% old vine Grenache from sandy terroir in the La Crau vineyard

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

Bois de la Ville, Les Grandes Serres, and La Crau

Vinification

Systematic separation of soils, vines by age and varietal. Maceration takes place in concrete or steel tanks. Grapes are destemmed. Pumping over of the wine and rack and return fermentation, controlled temperatures, free-run wine is automatically separated from pressed wines.

Aging

1/3 is aged in barrique for a period of about one year.

Available Sizes (L)

0.750