Gabriel Meffre
Côtes du Rhône Villages Saint Siffrein 2017

AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages Red

Awards

ARGENT International Wine & Spirit Competition

Tasting

The palate is round and lush typical of Grenache, along with freshness and spicy notes from the Syrah.

Food & wine pairings

Try pairing with Osso Bucco, veal scallopini and grilled steak.

Detailed information

Vintage

The 2017 vintage is one of the most promissing of the past few years with wines that are particularly elegant and harmonious, with superb, concentrated aromas and a solid ageing potential. The weather conditions during the growing season were difficult and extreme, resulting in a challenging task at harvest time. The high temperatures and almost total lack of rainfall since Springtime brought the harvest date forward by almost 10 days in many regions. Although these extreme conditions impacted heavily on the size of the harvest, with one of the smallest in the last 60 years, the quality is exceptional.

Grape varieties

Grenache noir, Syrah

Terroir

Soils of clay and limestone from different terroirs of the Vaucluse and Gard.

Winemaking

Harvest took place during the cool morning hours to preserve fruit freshness and primary aromas. Each grape variety was fermented separately at low temperature (12° to 14°C) then aged for 6 months prior to blending and bottling.

What is notable for the 2017 vintage: given the very high temperatures during the harvest period, the challenge was to preserve all the aromatic potential and freshness of the grapes. Therefore we harvested very early in the morning and were able to use cooling facilities in the cellar if the temperature of the grapes exceeded 20°C when arriving in the winery.

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Enjoy it now and over the next 5 years.

Degree of alcohol

14,5% vol.

Technical sheet

Gabriel Meffre

Delicious and savoury from day one: this is the commitment of our Gabriel Meffre "signature" wines. For each appellation, and in keeping with the characteristics of the vintage, our know-how is recognisable through our experienced blending of "terroirs" and grape varieties and through our careful maturing, favouring purity of fruit and silkyness of texture. Already enjoyable in their first year after bottling, the Crus also have good aging potential.