Domaine de Longue Toque

Gigondas

Appellation d'origine protégée

Of the 27ha (67 acres) of vineyards, 17ha (42 acres) are in the AOP Gigondas. The different plots are spread out between the ancient alluvial terraces near the Ouvèze river right up to the limestone scree just below the peaks of the Dentelles de Montmirail. This diversity of soils produces a wine of great texture and elegance.

2012

Finesse & Elegance

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A dry and cold Winter with many days of Mistral wind which left the vines healthy and diseasefree. Followed a very wet Spring which pushed back the flowering by 2 weeks. The summer months were hot allowing for an excellent concentration of the grapes. Harvest started the 22nd September for the Syrahs and the 8th October for the Grenaches.

Récompenses

91 pts - Wine Advocate - Robert Parker

91 pts - Vinous - Josh Raynolds

14/20 Guide Bettane & Desseauve

GOLD Guide Hachette

Gigondas

Vintage

2012

Cépages:

50% Grenache
50% Syrah

Terroir:

A blend of 2 terroirs :
- Syrah from « La Jasse » (17%), limestone scree and marl from the Cretaceous period at 400m
(1300ft) altitude in the Dentelles
- Grenache (50%) and Syrah (33%) from the “Montmirail” zone, in sandy marl of the Oligocene
period, at 150m (500ft) in alt.

Vinification:

Manual harvesting. Crushed and destemmed. A 24-day maceration period with punch-downs and pump-overs up to 3 times a day and temperatures maintained around 28° to 30°C (82°
to 86°F). Runoff and separation of the free-flow and press wines. Malolatic fermentation. Reintroduction of a portion of the press wine during the blending process. 18 months elevage : the Grenache in vat and the Syrah in barrel (new, one-year and two-year barrels).

Bottled at the Domaine on May 21st, 2014.
Prodution : 9.990 bottles

Note de dégustation:

Intense red, exhuberant nose of vanilla, spice and red fruit. Complex, ample and rich on the palate with a distinct character provided by the Montmirail terroir. The finish is long and mineral.