Gigondas White Organic 'Les Vignes Blanches' <span class='vintage woocommerce_product_title'>2024</span>

Domaine de Longue Toque
Gigondas White Organic ‘Les Vignes Blanches’ 2024

AOP Gigondas White

Tasting

Bright straw yellow colour. Elegant nose with a diversity of floral and white fruit aromas (pear, white peach). On the palate, intense minerality reminiscent of the limestone terroir, blending notes of stone fruit (mirabelle plum, dried apricot), fresh almond, and a subtle floral touch evoking vanilla blossom. The finish is fresh, dense and long. Tasted Sept. 23, 2025.

Food & wine pairings

It goes well with dishes from the sea to the land: lobster, grilled shrimp, scallops with saffron cream sauce as well as mushroom risotto, ewe’s milk cheese, etc…
Optimum cellaring up to 3 years of age.

Detailed information

Vintage

2024 stands out for its freshness and balance, a real breath of fresh air in an unpredictable climate. The rainy spring restored the water table. Rainfall in May and June affected flowering and reduced yields. The end of summer, with its warm days and cool nights, promoted color and aromatic balance. Controlled yields resulted in concentrated, highly aromatic grapes. This vintage offers wines with moderate alcohol levels, very intense colours, and smooth tannins.

Grape varieties

70% Clairette, 10% Grenache blanc, 10% Roussanne et 10% Marsanne.

Terroir

The grapes come from 3 areas : ‘Trois Yeux’, ‘Montmirail’ and ‘Teyssonnières’. The ‘Trois Yeux’ parcel is nestled in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail at 500 m. alt. This terroir is particularly adapted to white grape varieties (Grenache blanc, Marsanne & Roussanne). The vines are planted on a soil composed of limestone scree over Cretaceous marls, providing finesse and minerality to the wine. The ‘Montmirail’ parcel has a southern exposure, on red clay soil favorable to the aromatic expression of the Clairette grape variety. Our parcel called ‘Teyssonnières’ close to our winery, is on a mix of clay and sand soil. The Clairette, a typically southern grape variety, brings minerality and complex aromas of white flowers. The simplicity of the winemaking respects both originality and typicity of the terroir.

Winemaking

Manual harvest between Sept. 14-18th of the different grape varieties in the early hours of the day to preserve the freshness of the berries. Direct pressing of the entire harvest. Cold settling for 48 hours, followed by the start of fermentation in stainless steel vats, when one third of the fermentation process was complete, 80% of the volume was transferred to barrels to finish fermentation. Aging continues in demi-muids (600 liters) and oak barrels (228 liters) for 6 months. Blending of the barrels in May 2025 before bottling at the estate on July 1, 2025. 5,710 bottles produced. Organic wine.

Service

Enjoy fresh between 10° and 12°C.

Degree of alcohol

12,5% 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.