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Châteauneuf du Pape 2006 - Domaine de Cristia
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France - Southern Rhone |
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| Normal price: €28.35 |
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€23.75
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Pre-subscription: available June 2008
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| About the wine |
About
the wine
A very seductive and full bodied red wine made of Pape is 90% Grenache,
10% Syrah from 50 year old vines made by the cult producer
Domaine de Cristia from Chateauneuf du Pape. This wine is
one of the finest basic Chateauneufs of the vintage 2006 which is an
outstanding vintage.
Afte vinifcation the Grenache is s matured in cement tanks and Syrah in
2-3 years old barriques.. Afterwards the wine had
refinement in bottle for some addtional months
Pairs very well, with all kinds of red meats, wild boar, roast suckling
pig and strong seasoned dishes. Drinktemperature is 16-17° C.
Drink until 12 - 15 years after the year of production.
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Producer Information
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Domaine de Cristia was created 70 years ago by Etienne Grangeon, who started with growing 2 ha of Grenache. Later in 1963, his son Alain Grangeon joined the winery and started working along with his father. Alain Grangeon developed the winery further by growing improved grape varietals like Syrah and Mourvedre. Finally in 1999, brother Baptiste and sister Dominique also joined their fathers and grandfathers business and rebuilt the small 2 hectare land into a huge 21 hectare estate.
These 21 ha are spred out over four different parcels, of which 90% of the soil is composed of sand and clay. It is mainly Grenanche, which is grown in the vineyard. It covers 85% of the land as it has strong resistance to wind and dry weather. 10% of the vineyard is covered by Syrah and the remaining 5% by Mourvedre.
The soil of Domaine de Cristia does not contain any chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides. Only natural, organic fertilizers like sheep manure are used when required. Grapes are harvested, pressed and de-stemmed followed by three weeks fermentation in concrecte vats. After that, according to the type, the wine will age further in stainless steel tanks or in oak barrels
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