Gigondas Les Platrières Rouge - Domaine de Logue Toque

Domaine de Longue Toque
Gigondas Lieu-dit Les Plâtrières 2019

AOP Gigondas Red

Awards

91 The Wine Advocate 05/2024
95 Vinous Wine 01/2023
94 Wine Enthusiast "Editor's choice" 10/2022
94 Decanter 10/2022
96 Jeb Dunnuck 01/2022
17+ Jancis Robinson 11/2020

Tasting

Dense black colour with purplish highlights, almost opaque. Intense, complex nose, combining aromas of ripe black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry, plum), sweet spices and cocoa. Full, velvety attack on the palate. Powerful structure, with present but well-integrated tannins. Good depth, with a long finish of black fruits and spices. A generous wine, ideal for laying down. Tasted in October 2024

Food & wine pairings

Ideal with grilled red meats, leg of lamb with herbs, game in sauce, or simmered dishes such as boeuf bourguignon.

Detailed information

Vintage

In 2019, the harvest was a bit later than usual. As everywhere else, the June heat wave and the summer drought resulted in lower yields. Fortunately, quality remained high. Finally, the storms in July and August allowed the grapes to reach optimum ripeness. This rainfall did not make up for the drought however, which resulted in smaller, concentrated berries with intense aromas and flavours.

Grape varieties

55% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre

Terroir

The place called “Les Plâtrières” is located at 200 m in altitude in the south-west of the appellation. The presence of deposits of gypsum (plaster stone) nearly gave it its name. This Triassic rock played a major role in the formation of the Dentelles de Montmirail massif at the start of the Tertiary era. The soil of our plots (an islet of 8 ha) is made up of Oligocene clay sands covered with Triassic limestone scree. The moderate altitude, the south-western orientation of the plots, the particular composition of the soil (rich in clays and trace elements) and the wooded environment (Aleppo pines) deliver a “southern” a powerfull expression of the appellation with Provencal aromas (pines, garrigue, aromatic plants) and salinity.

Winemaking

Manual harvest took place between 26 September and 3rd October followed by manual sorting and full destemming. A 25-day maceration period. 18 months maturation in ½ muids (600l) and oak barrels (228l). Bottled on 27th April 2021. 2,959 bottles and 197 magnums bottled at the estate.

Service

Open a few hours before serving between 13° and 15°C. (55,5°-59°F)

Degree of alcohol

15,5% 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.