Domaine de Longue Toque
Gigondas – Organic 2020

AOP Gigondas Red

Awards

OR 2023 Challenge Millésime Bio
94 points Vinous
93 points Jeb Dunnuck

Tasting

The 2020 Gigondas offers a classic, medium-bodied, nicely balanced profile that includes plenty of darker berry fruits, some garrigue, pepper and floral nuances, fine tannins, and a great finish. It’s beautifully balanced and is perfect for drinking over the coming 8-10 years, although it will last longer. Jeb Dunnuck March 2023

Food & wine pairings

Beef fillet with Chanterelle mushrooms, Cockerel with sweet potatoes, Lamb curry.

Detailed information

Vintage

The 2020 vintage is characterised by its precocity and a very beautiful aromatic expression. The harvest started 7 to 10 days earlier than the previous vintage. All the conditions were met for a very promissing vintage: a rainy autumn ensuring an optimal replenishing of the ground water reserves, a mild and dry winter and a summer period marked by temperature spreads between day and night, ideal for fruit and acidity balance. The result: magnificent, healthy grapes, an early ripening and a beautiful maturity for all of the Domaine’s appellations. 2020 is the first vintage of our Organic Gigondas.

Grape varieties

50% Grenache, 45% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre

Terroir

Grenache from the “Montmirail” sector in the Southwest part of the appellation. This terroir, located at 200 meters in altitude, 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 in altitude on marl from the Cretaceous period covered with limestone scree, providing elegance and minerality.

Winemaking

Manual harvest of Syrah grapes on12th Sept. 2020 and of Grenache grapes on 20th Sept. 2020. Grapes are destemmed and crushed. A 25-day maceration period with regular punch-downs and pump-overs. Temperatures are maintained around 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. 16 months maturation in French oak barrels, “demi-muid” (600lt) and vat. Bottled on 6th April 2022. 18,059 bottles, 287 magnums, 10 jeroboams produced. Suitable for Vegans.

Service

Open ideally 3h prior to serving between 13°-15°C. Optimum tasting period: 2023 – 2031

Degree of alcohol

15% 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.