COLOMBIS  2004

Châteauneuf du Pape

 

 

Colombis 2004 : 2004 is my first harvest on this parcel that I have just acquired, near Henri’s(Bonneau) “Consonnière”.  Working on this new “terroir” fascinates me. Very different from Saint Préfert, the soil, vegetation, the more sheltered exposure will make for a different wine from Saint Préfert,  the expression of an other terroir of Châteauneuf du Pape.

 TERROIR:       The “quartier” of Colombis is situated  west of the village of Châteauneuf du Pape. The parcel is situated on a gentle slope facing North-South. It is abutting on the North to a cliff  edged with green oaks and to the west, olive trees and broom. The sandy soil and the clayey sub-soil make it a terroir less sensitive than Saint-Préfert to drought. The vines are not irrigated.

YIELD:            25HL/Hectare

HARVEST:      September 28, 2004. Hand harvested into 26kg crates.

                         Delivery of the harvest: sorting table and then into tank

GRAPES:         98% Grenache, 2% Mourvèdre and Syrah

AGE OF THE VINES: 40 to 50 year old

DEGREE:         14,8%

VINIFICATION:         In cement tanks.  Soft “délestage”, maceration during 5 weeks of fermentation

ELEVAGE:  In ½ muids of 1 wine

BOTTLING:    Probably January 2006 in one bottling

 

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