Domaine de Longue Toque
Gigondas 2017

AOP Gigondas Red

Awards

94 pts Wine Enthusiast
92 pts Jeb Dunnuck
****(*) John Livingstone Learmonth
91-92 pts Vinous

Tasting

“The 2017 Gigondas from the team at Meffre is smoking good and well worth seeking out. Notes of black raspberries, strawberries, cassis, crushed flowers, and ground pepper all emerge from the glass, and it’s medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and seamless on the palate. It’s well worth seeking out and will shine for a decade” Jeb Dunnuck – September 2019

Food & wine pairings

Sauteed garrigue rabbit with olives

Roast pigeon with ceps

Detailed information

Vintage

This vintage took place in weather conditions marked by high temperatures and a lack of rainfall. The harvest was particularly early. If the volumes were low, the quality is present with a vintage of very nice outfit. The berries, healthy, smaller, were concentrated with good balance and very pleasant aromas.

Grape varieties

55% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre

Terroir

Grenache, Mourvèdre and a portion of the Syrah from the “Montmirail” sector in the Southwest part of the appellation. This terroir, located at 200 meters high, is mostly sandy marl from the Oligocene period. Syrah comes from the “Pourra” sector in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail at 400 meters of altitude on marl from the Cretaceous period covered with limestone scree, providing elegance and minerality.

Winemaking

Manual harvest from 18th September 2017. Grapes were destemmed and crushed. A 25-day maceration period with regular punch-downs and pump-overs. Temperatures are maintained arounf 28° to 30°C. Runoff and separation of the free-flow and press wines. Malolactic fermentation. Re-introduction of a portion of the press wine during the blending process. 19 months maturation in French oak barrels, “demi-muid” (600lt) and vat.

Bottled on 25th April 2019.

20 585 bottles, 169 magnums, 10 jeroboams and 10 mathusalems produced.

Alc. by Vol.: 14,5% vol.

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Serve at 14°- 16°C – Open ideally 3h prior to tasting. Optimum tasting period: 2019 – 2029

Degree of alcohol

14,5% 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 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.