Our Châteauneuf-du-Pape
is the product of an excellent "terroir", made up of large, rolled pebbles
which lie over a layer Miocene blue-clay, and
on which are planted the thirteen authorized varieties of the appellation :
They are Grenache noir
, Mourvedre
, Counoise , Syrah, Cinsault , Vaccareze,
Muscardin plus the white grapes (Grenache blanc,
Clairette, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Picpoul, Picardan,) which, in certain
years, go into our white
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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The Mistral wind brings with
him the sunshine which ripens perfectly our grapes. These are then harvested by
hand, and each bunch undergoes the selection process.
We practise organic farming. We do not use any chemical fertilizers, weedkillers or insecticides which are not permitted by this natural
form of agriculture
In our red Châteauneuf-du-Pape, ruby-red of hue with purple highlights,
you will find the aroma of spices, leather and ripe red berry fruits with
overtones of licorice.
Le vigneron
Jacques Girard
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