Gigondas Clos Derrière Vieille

Domaine Santa Duc

Gigondas Clos Derrière Vieille

Producer
Domaine Santa Duc

Country
France

Region
Rhône Valley

Sub-Region
Southern Rhône

Appellation
Gigondas

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter), Vegan

Varietals
100% Grenache

Vineyards & Viticulture
The Clos Derrière Vieille (behind the old village hospices) is 3.42 hectares of vines, planted in the early 1990s via selection massale, naturally fenced by woods. The vineyard is on a slope from 300 to 350 meters of altitude with a northwest exposure. Very slow ripening of the grapes: shadowed in the morning, bathed by the sun until sunset.

Soils
Calcareous marl from the Cretaceous period

Harvest & Vinification
Manually harvested with a very selective sorting, 100% whole cluster, short and soft maceration. Soft punching-down. Aged in big casks and terracotta jars on the fine lees for 18 months.