DOMAINE GRAMENON - La Papesse 2020
Domaine Gramenon was created in 1978 and is located in Montbrison-Sur-Lez in Drôme Provençale, at the bottom of the first pre-Alps foothills. The domain stands at a 350-metres altitude in the most northern part of the southern Côtes du Rhône area. It is managed by Michèle Aubery and her son Maxime François Laurent. The originality of the terroir inGramenon comes from the limestone barrier (tidal system) formerly covered by the sea (86 million years ago). Each wine plant planted comes from the massal selection of the vineyard. The vineyard has been cultivated since its creation in 1978 in a natural and organic way but officially obtained the biodynamic Demeter certification in 2010.
La Papesse is made from old Grenache vines aged 60 years, and cultivated in Vinsobres on the northern hillside of the appellation area. The harvest is manual, part of the clusters is destemmed followed by a 15-days maceration in concrete tanks. Ageing lasts 12 months in barrels.
Grape variety: 100% Grenache