Plan de Dieu Rouge - Domaine de Logue Toque

Domaine de Longue Toque
Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2015

AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu Red

Awards

86-89 pts Wine Advocate
89 pts Andreas Larsson

Tasting

The style is intense and unctuous with a nose of black cherry and spice. Well balanced and generous with fresh fruits flavours (blueberry, blacberry) and soft tannins.

Food & wine pairings

Beef tartar
Traditional Ardechoise caillette

Wild mushrooms risotto

Detailed information

Vintage

An ideal vintage thanks to the perfect combination of all the elements: a regular growth, no water stress, no diseases, nice yields and fresh, fruit and very balanced wines. The summer was very hot, but unlike 2003, a steady southerly wind helped prevent grapes from drying out.

Harvested on September 10th 2015.

Grape varieties

50% Grenache, 50% Syrah

Terroir

The vines lie on the large terrace of alluvial deposits (pebbles) from the Quaternary period with a silty matrix formed by the Aygue river to the North and by the Ouvèze river to the South.

Winemaking

Crushing and de-stemming of the harvest. Cold pre-fermentary maceration for 5 days. Fermentation and maceration of the two grape varieties during 24 days. Ageing in vats for 7 months.

Bottled on May 31st 2016.

10,938 bottles produced.

Degré : 13,5%

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Serve at 14-16°C, ideally decanted 2 to 3 hours before tasting.

Optimum maturity: 2017 – 2023

Degree of alcohol

13,5% vol.

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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.