Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Mourre des Perdrix 2017
France, Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Description
It is a single vineyard cuvee All grapes are coming from the locality called “Mourre des Perdrix”, on the south-east of the appellation. It is a half-plateau situated on Courthezon. The terroir is composed by different soils: red clay with round pebbles and sandy marl.
Awards
95 pts The Wine Advocate Points
95 pts Jeb Dunnuck
94 pts James Suckling
Analytical data
dry
Vinification
Handmade harvest with a selective sorting of grapes are proofs of quality. After desteming (70% grapes), the winemaking of Syrah and Grenache in the same tank and Mourvedre is put aside. The fermentation lasts 4 to 5 weeks depending on the vintage.
The malolactic fermentation is made in oak vats. Aging continues in oak vats during 10/11 months depending on the vintage, 18 months in demi-muids
Vineyard
Chateauneuf du pape area "Mourre des Perdrix" plot
