El color es un rojo granate intenso. En la nariz, la cuvée "Haute Pierre" se caracteriza por fuertes aromas especiados, que muestran un cuerpo rico y poderoso envuelto en un marco tánico más delicado pero muy unido. Rico y untuoso en boca, el final revela unos sabores intensos a regaliz.
The wine is drawn off under aeration, to enable natural stabilisation of the components to take place. It then goes into 60 hectolitre oak tuns for a period of 8 to 14 months.
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
Vineyards : they cover almost the entire Châteauneuf-du-Pape commune as well as part of four neighbouring communes of the same subsoils (Bédarrides, Courthézon, Orange and Sorgues).
Soils : very stony and of variable depth, the soil consists mainly of large quartz stones mixed with red, sandy clay.
Climate : this is the driest area of the Côtes du Rhône where the "Mistral" wind is predominant - 2,800 hours of sunshine a year. The large round stones on the soil, act as a "storage heater", soaking up the sun's heat during the day, then releasing it during the night.
Surface area under production : 3,164 hectares (7 815 acres), annual production: 105,000 hectolitres (1,166,666 cases). Authorized maximum yield is 33 hectolitres/hectare (2 US tons/acre).
Grape varieties : Grenache (90%) and (approximately 10%) Syrah.
