Domaine St Patrice - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2017

PLOTS La Bertaude, Bois-Lauzon, Cabrières d'Orange, Cabrières de Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bois-Dauphin, Le Pied Long, Les Bousquets, Les Terres Blanches, Les Marines, Les Galimardes. TERROIR The unique character of Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine St Patrice comes from the diversity of its terroirs. The clay and sand-rich soils with dominant pure white clay and red clay covered with worn pebbles and limestone rocks and traces of yellow clay constitute the solid foundations on which our wines blossom. VINIFICATION & AGEING Whole crops apply for up to 30 to 60 % depending on the grape varieties. Prefermentation maceration and alcoholic fermentation are done in concrete tanks exclusively. Light pumping-over and infusion of grape residues for close to five weeks. Ageing in concrete vats, large oak barrels (foudre), half-muids and Frenchoak barrels for 14 months. Wines are bottled during the spring and stored in the cellars for a full year before sale.