CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
Vignes Centenaires

DEEP ROOTS. TIMELESS CHARACTER.
Over the decades, Grenache vines develop deep root systems (up to 10 meters) capturing rare minerals and moisture, even in dry conditions, enhancing both tannin quality and aromatic complexity.
CRAFTED BY NATURE, REFINED BY TIME.
Naturally less productive, old vines are characterized by richly concentrated grapes with a higher skin-to-juice ratio, thanks to a slower sap flow. The result? Wine of depth, fullness, and remarkable ageing potential.

100% Grenache Noir - 28hl/ha

Total destemming of the harvest. Fermentation of Grenache.
Immersion of the marc caps at the end of fermentation for optimal maceration of the grapes at 25°C max. 
Vinification lasts 2 to 3 weeks, with daily pumping over to develop the wine’s aromatic bouquet and roundness.  
10 months ageing in stainless steel vats.

Colour: Deep velvety red.
Bouquet: Wide aromatic palette of cherry preserve, ripe black fruit, black olives, spices and garrigue.
Palate: Beautiful minerality and aromatic complexity on the finish, with notes of toast, sweet spices and garrigue; very characteristic of great Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines. Ageing enhances the balance, aromatic complexity and smoothness of this exceptional and rare Cuvée.

Open one hour before serving between 13-15°C with roast shoulder of lamb, boletus risotto or stew.

Thanks to our long-standing partner, we are able to offer this Châteauneuf-du-Pape from a 101-year-old hectare of Grenache noir located at the top of the appellation, in the foothills of the emblematic La Crau plateau. 
“Depending on its terroir, Grenache can defy the ravages of time, as in Châteauneuf-du-Pape” Jean Luc Durand. 
The particularity of this soil - a mixture of stony quartzite colluvium, fine sand and pebbles - is that the most interesting part lies deep down and the roots can reach them depths of up to 10 metres.
Today, it’s the deep roots dating back over 100 YEARS and the bush-vine pruning that enable these vines to withstand the high summer conditions of recent years. These more concentrated grapes bring their own specificities and those of the terroir to this ‘Hors d’Âge’ vintage.