Château de la Gardine Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvée Tradition

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Château de la Gardine Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvée Tradition
Last update:
Grape Varieties BLEND
10-Jan-13
Producer
Château de la Gardine (Brunel family)
40% Roussane, 30% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette,
10% Bourboulenc.
History and
Background
Vineyard
Production / year
Soil
Climate
Terroir
Pruning
Harvest
Vinification
Sustainability
Chemical Analysis
Vintage
2011
Colour
White
Style
Still
The winemaking tradition of the Brunel family dates back to the 17 th
century. Gaston Brunel, a famous négociant, acquired the Château de la
Gardine in 1945. The estate is now run by his two sons, Patrick and
Maxime with the help of their wives and children Eve, Maryse, Marie-Odile
and Philippe. The estate spreads over 52ha of vineyards (48ha of red and
4ha of white) and 20ha of forests, all gathered around the property (see
page 4). The domaine is famous for the quality of their wines and for the
Gardine bottle. 70% of the production is exported in about 30 countries.
We have been producing white Châteauneuf-du-Pape since 1980. White
wines account for 5% of our total production.
Age of the vines
Yield
Density
35 years
28 hl/ha
3,000 to 3,600 vines/ha
This cuvée: 110 hl - 15,000 bottles - 2,500 cases.
Total Château de la Gardine: 1,300 hl - 170,500 bottles - 28,500 cases.
Total Châteauneuf du Pape appellation: 110,000 hl - 3,200 ha.
The white vines are mostly on Urgonian limestones located on the Western
side of the estate. This provides wines with excellent minerality.
Average temperature: Summer 22°C - Winter 8°C.
Annual rainfall: 450 mm (National average: 770mm).
Sunshine: 2 800 hours/year = 230 days (National average: 1,973 hours).
Wind: The Mistral (extremely cold wind from the North) 100+ days/year.
Exposure: Mostly South-West
Altitude: 40-100 meters
Cordon de Royat.
Early (usually before September 15) to preserve maximum freshness.
100% hand harvest into small baskets with thorough sorting of the grapes.
The grapes are gently pressed in a pneumatic press right after the harvest.
After cold settling, around 70% of the grapes ferment in stainless steel tanks
at 15 to 18°C, the rest in 300 and 225 litres barrels. The Roussanne grapes
are aged for half a year in one year-old small oak barrels and the remaining
varieties in vats.
There is no malolactic fermentation and the wine is slightly filtered before
bottling.
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Vegetarian
Vegan
Kieselguhr filtration. No use of any
animal or dairy products at any stage.
Alcohol
14%
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Low SO2
At bottling stage.
Residual Sugar
< 2 g/L
Total Acidity
3.20 g/L
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Environmental-friendly
Ø chemical fertilizers
Ø Herbicides -Permanent ground cover
Biodiversity (forests, apicultural set-aside areas)
Free SO2
Volatile Acidity
pH
35 mg/L
0.35 g/L
3.6
Sarl Brunel Père & Fils - Château de la Gardine - 84230 Châteauneuf du Pape - France - Tel: +33 490 835 733 - Fax: +33 490 837 724 - Email: [email protected]
Registered Capital: 7700 € - RC 83 B 204 Carpentras - Company Registration Number (Siret): 327 957 494 00013/APE 513J - TVA intracommunautaire FR39 327 957 494 - N° accise: FR007027E2191
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SERVING AND TASTING
Tasting Notes
Serving
Food Matching
Colour: Pale yellow with a green rim.
Nose: Fine and lively aromas of citrus, thyme and verbena, as well as
some delicately spiced notes of liquorice and fennel, all reminding the
Provencal “garrigue”.
Palate: Deliciously crisp, round and aromatic with a very fresh finish.
Best served at 10°C.
Best to drink now, but can age 2 to 3 years for an evolution towards
some more roundness and some waxy and honey aromas.
As an aperitif or with tapas food.
Delicate fish: Steamed or grilled John Dory, Sea bass or monkfish.
Exotic food: Sushis and sashimis.
Grilled white meat and poultry.
Goat’s cheese.
PRESS, REVIEWS & AWARDS
Concours des Vignerons Indépendants 2012
Silver Medal (2010 vintage)
Le Grand Guide Des Vins de France
Bettane & Desseauve 2012
15/20 (2010 Vintage)
“Gold and round, this is a generous
wine plentiful of taste.”
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
87/100 (2009 vintage)
“The 2009 Châteauneuf du Pape blanc is a solidly constructed,
medium-bodied, fresh, lively white revealing hints of melons,
candle wax, pears and honeysuckle. It is best drunk over the next year.“
Gault & Millau
14/20
“This wine shows some lime-blossom, verbena and
garrigue notes. The mouth is very seductive with a
good compromise between freshness and roundness.”
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MAPS
WEST: Urgonian
limestones
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PHOTOS
Cellar where the white wines are made.
Pneumatic press
Patrick blending the whites.
Pressing the Roussanne.
Barrels in which the Roussanne ferment (new oak).
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LABELLING ELEMENTS
Capsule
Front Label
Back Label
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TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
CONTACT INFO
Sales/Info Contact
Delivery and
Invoicing Contact
Collection Address
Invoicing Address
Name
Marion BARRAL
Email
[email protected]
cc [email protected]
Name
Email
Christiane CHARRIER
[email protected]
Château de la Gardine - Route de Roquemaure
84230 CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE
FRANCE
Sarl Brunel Père & Fils
Château de la Gardine - Route de Roquemaure BP 35
84230 CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE CEDEX
FRANCE
Office Number
+33 490 837 329
Mobile Number
+33 684 523 161
Office Number
+33 490 835 731
Fax Number
+33 490 837 724
GPS
Latitude: N 44.063117°
Longitude: E 4.813664°
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Château de la Gardine Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc Cuvée Tradition

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