Château Grand Escalion

Costières de Nîmes

Appellation d'origine protégée

The cuvée “Safranée” of Château Grand Escalion comes from a small parcel selection. Jewel of its terroir, this blend of Syrah and Grenache is a pure pleasure!

2019

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Due to the high temperatures in July and August and very low rainfall, the harvest was started ten days later compared to 2018. Skins were thin and tannins very elegant, with notes of blackurrant and pepper. While the yields vary from plot to plot, the harvest on the estate was rather small overall. This vintage is dominated by aromatic concentration and purity of the fruit.

Rewards

90-92 pts Jeb Dunnuck

Costières de Nîmes

Vintage

2019

Grape Varieties:

75% Syrah

25% Grenache

Terroir:

Parcel selection of 4 ha:

- quarztite pebbles deposited by the Rhône, over alluvial clay hillside (Grenache)

- red clay soils (Syrah)

Winemaking:

Harvested from September 13rd 2019. The destemmed grapes were placed directly into tanks without crushing.

Fermentation/Maceration lasted 4 weeks with daily pumping-over to favour the diffusion of the tannins and a gentle concentration.

50% of the cuvée was matured for 11 months in French oak barrels.

Bottled on 27th juillet 2020 : 20 824 bouteilles et 251 magnums

Vegan Friendly.

Tasting notes:

"The 2019 Costières De Nîmes Chateau Grand Escalion offers a terrific, Provençal bouquet of red and black berries, roasted garrigue, ground pepper and violets. Beautifully textured, medium to full-bodied, and elegant on the palate." Jeb Dunnuck, Oct 2020