Plan de Dieu Rouge - Domaine de Logue Toque

Domaine de Longue Toque
Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2012

AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu Red

Awards

88 pts Wine Spectator

Tasting

Dark purple hue. A powerful nose of black cherries and earth. The mouth is bright and firm with dark fruit flavours and ripe tannins typical of this AOP. A well-balanced and succesful vintage.

Food & wine pairings

Daube provençale (beef stew with herbs)
Roasted lamb with rosemary
Roasted woodcok with Porcini

Detailed information

Vintage

A dry and cold Winter preceded a wet Spring that saw considerable swings in temperature.June and July were relatively mild and were followed by a hot and sunny August. Harvestbegan on the 17th of September on what turned out to be a small (average of 25hl/ha) butintense and well-balanced vintage.

Grape varieties

60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

Terroir

Caught between the Aygue River to the North and the Ouvèze River to the South, the soil has a deep alluvial and silty structure, while the surface is covered with large, round stones formed by glacial melt. This terroir produces generous & powerful wines.

Winemaking

Delicate pumping-over during brief pre-fermentation soak. 4 “délestages” (rack-andreturn) during the active fermentation period, followed by a single racking each day. 24-day post-fermentation soak. Separation of the free-run and pressed wine, malolactic fermentation followed by partial blending back of the press wine. The Syrah spent 6 months in barrel (mix 2 and 3-year barrels) and then blended with the vat-aged Grenache.

Bottled on the 11 July 2013. 6500 bottles produced.
Bottled at the Domaine on July 11th 2013.
Production: 6.500 bottles.

Service

Serve at 14 to 16°C

Optimum maturity: 2016 – 2018

Degree of alcohol

13,5% vol.

Technical sheet HD Packshot

Domaine de Longue Toque

Nestled in the foothills of the Dentelles de Montmirail since 1918, the Domaine de Longue Toque is one of the prestigious estates of Maison Gabriel Meffre since 1999. It takes its name from the long groves – ‘touque’ in Provençal – which delimited the parcelles by protecting them from the wind. The vineyards are located on a mosaic of terroirs that draw their original character from different geological layers, altitudes and exposures. The vineyard produces 6 appellations over 43 hectares: Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, Rasteau, Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu and Côtes du Rhône red and white. After 20 years in Terra Vitis (sustainable viticulture), 2020 marks the first year of certification for organic farming at the Domaine. A continuity in our desire to work the land and the wine with respect for nature and people. 2023 is to be the first harvest of the white Gigondas.