Domaine Grand Veneur Les Champauvins Cotes du Rhone 2020, France

Domaine Grand Veneur “Les Champauvins” stretches on 34 ha classified in Cotes du Rhone. The plots are located in the northern border of Chateauneuf du Pape, exactly from 3 meters outside the appellation. Here, soils are made of red clay and rocks (pebbled stones of quartz). The quantity of rocks can be amazing as they can completely cover the soil. In summer and during the day, the rocks temperature will increase to 55°C. This accumulated heat will be get back to the vines during nights . Day after day, this unique phenomenon allow the grapes to reach a perfect maturity and produce a unique wine. Grape variety: 70% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre. Winemaking: Traditional, in stainless steel vats. Harvest crushed and destemmed. Fermentation in temperature controlled vats at 28°C. Eighteen-day vating period with ‘pigeage’. Grenache is aged in concrete vats, Syrah and Mourvedre in 4 year old barrels, Intense, brilliant garnet-red color. It reveals lovely fruit, loads of body and a heady bouquet of ground peppers, raspberries cherry liqueur, currants, and spice box.