Côtes du Rhône <span class='vintage woocommerce_product_title'>2023</span>

Domaine de Longue Toque
Côtes du Rhône 2023

Name: Côtes du Rhône
SKU: PF228298-1-1
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AOP Côtes du Rhône Red

Tasting

Delightful aromas of burlat cherries and violet blossom. Elegant well-balanced profile with plenty of freshness and silky tannins. Intense notes of redcurrant on the palate, complemented by refreshing acidity.

Food & wine pairings

Ideal as an accompaniment to roast beef, duck breast or a vegetable tagine with oriental spices.

11,00 €the bottle

sold by 6 × 75cl

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Detailed information

Vintage

A dry winter followed by a particularly cool spring with an episode of unusual heat at the end of March which awakened the vines early on the morning of April 8th, frost hit part of the vineyard. This cold snap slowed down the vegetative cycle and permitted the ripening process to resume a more normal schedule. In April, May and July, rainfall allowed the vineyards to spend a peaceful summer characterized by temperatures close to seasonal norms.

Grape varieties

60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre, 5% Caladoc

Terroir

The Mourvèdre and some of the Grenache and Syrah come from the sector of Blovac, just south of Rasteau, on ancient terraces of gravel on a bed of sandy marl and safre/sandstone. The other part of the Grenache, Syrah and Caladoc come from another parcel called “Sommelongue” located in Orange on ancient stony terraces on a bed of red clay. Together they bring minerality and structure to the wine.

Winemaking

Manual harvest on 8th and 9th September for Syrah on the sector of Orange, on 22nd September for Grenache and Caladoc, then on 29th September for Grenache and Mourvèdre on the sector of Blovac. Crushing and destemming upon arrival at the winery. The 24-day fermentation/maceration period was punctuated by frequent pumping over. Settling of free-run and press wines, malolactic fermentation and reincorporation of press wine during blending. Aged in vat for 15 months.
Bottled on 26th February 2025. 10 690 bottles produced.

Service

Open one hour before to serve between 13 and 15°C.

Degree of alcohol

13,5% vol.

Technical sheet

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 5 appellations over 47 hectares: Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, 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.