Domaine Saint Préfert - Isabel Ferrando - Colombis 2020
Domaine Saint Préfert is located in the appellation of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône Valley. The estate was created by Fernand Serre and was one of the first estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape to sell its bottled wine in the 1930s. Saint Préfert has been owned since 2003 by Isabel Ferrando . The property extends over 80 hectares, and 13 hectares are planted with vines which have an average age of 60 years. The soils are composed of gravel, rock, stones and large pebbles called pebbles. Saint Préfert practices a mass selection by which the vines are replanted with cuttings from the exceptionally old vines of the vineyard. The vineyard is conducted in certified organic agriculture .
Colombis is made from old Grenache vines with an average age of 80 years. The harvest is not destemmed, then the wine is aged for 18 months in wooden vats .
Grape variety: 100% Grenache Noir