Domaine La Manarine - Côtes Du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu Les Terres Saintes 2020

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Producer	Domaine La Manarine
Country	France
Region	Rhone Valley
Subregion	Cotes du Rhone Villages
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2020
Sku	12017179
Size	750ml

 

Expanding his holdings each year, Domaine La Manarine now encompasses 33 hectares of vineyards situated largely on what is known as the “Le Plan de Dieu”. For generations, this specific terroir has been recognized as unique. Recent research has identified the particular character of the underlying soil: a deep layer consisting of more than 60% hard limestone “galets” (large smooth pebbles). Grenache Noir is the main grape variety of the region. It performs particularly well on this type of soil and gives wines more elegance and aroma than is otherwise common. Gilles also has one hectare of Syrah vines which are used to supplement the Grenache in the “Les Terres Saintes” enabling it to bear the appellation: Cotes du Rhone Villages – Le Plan de Dieu.

This prestige cuvée of Manarine is produced from a selection of lower yielding old vines (average 55 years old). Gilles destems the entire harvest and uses cement tanks for fermentation. Structured as a “vin de garde”, it benefits from a longer “cuvaison” of 30 days or more. During the “élevage” both red wines go through “delestage” and “remontage” (a technique whereby the tank is completely emptied and the wine pumped back into it on top of the layer of skins) to extract color and flavor. Once the fermentation is complete, the wine is racked into cement vats for aging but 20% is also aged for 8 months in “demi-muids” (600L barrels). The wine is bottled without filtration after a 24 month élevage.