Gabriel Meffre “Collection 1936”
Côtes du Rhône Organic wine – Terra 2023
AOP Côtes du Rhône Red
TastingA garnet-red colour with hints of purple. Explosive nose with roasted notes. Structured, intense and powerful. Granular tannins on the finish, making this a wine of character.
A garnet-red colour with hints of purple. Explosive nose with roasted notes. Structured, intense and powerful. Granular tannins on the finish, making this a wine of character.
Food & wine pairingsFlank steak with shallots
Roast venison,
Flank steak with shallots
Roast venison,
Detailed information
Vintage
The dry, mild weather of winter continued into spring. The rain arrived just as the buds began to open and the grapes were emerging, delaying the cycle somewhat but still allowing the vines to flower beautifully. The vines resisted the record heatwave in the second half of August. The harvest, which took place quite late, was still very hot and dry. The grapes harvested were perfectly healthy overall, with concentrated berries. All in all, a generous, late 2023 vintage with a particularly aromatic, elegant and fresh profile.
Grape varieties
Grenache noir, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Terroir
Most of the Syrah (45% of the blend) comes from the “Enclave des Papes” sector, part of the territory Vaucluse situated in the department of Drôme around the town of Valréas. It is a clay-limestone plateau stony from the first foothills of the Pre-Alps and located around 250/300m altitude. The combination of this terroir, this altitude, associated with the hot, sunny and windy Provençal climate, allow to produce a rich, elegant, aromatic and fresh Syrah. The other part of the blend (55%, in Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre) comes from the Rhone sector of Gard. The clay soil limestone, deep and rich, is covered with rolled pebbles indicating the location of the old bed of the Rhône River. During the night these pebbles restore the heat accumulated during the day and the deep clay soils allow the vines to cope with the high summer heat. These favorable conditions bring a generous, opulent and greedy profile to the wine especially thanks to the majority Grenache in the blend.
Winemaking
The Syrahs from the north of Vaucluse are harvested and partially destemmed before being placed in vats. The fermentations start at low temperature to finish at 30/32°C with pumping over and racking. Ageing in French barrel with different levels of toasting of the wood to bring complexity, to reinforce the sensation of freshness and support the notes of black fruits. For the second part of the blend (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), the grapes are completely destemmed. The temperature is controlled during the fermentation phases (inferior to28°C) and thus protect the aromas of raspberry, blackcurrant and chocolate. Vegan friendly.
Service
Open in advance and serve between 13° and 15° C (55-59°F).
Gabriel Meffre “Collection 1936”
The Gabriel Meffre Premium Collection unites our history, our sustainable values and our innovative spirit, as demonstrated in these complex and inspiring wines. A commitment to quality and a deep desire to produce wines that are « Semper Voluptas » (always a pleasure). Our proprietary coat of arms portrays these elements and reflects these core values.
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