La Bastide Saint Dominique Chateauneuf Du Pape White Reserve 375ml

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Based on equal parts Clairette Rosé, Grenache Blanc, and Roussanne brought up in tank, the lightly hued
2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc offers a bright, juicy, medium-bodied style as well as notes of tangerine and
white peach. It will be a good aperitif and should keep for 3-4 years if stored properly, although I think this is one to drink in its up-front deliciousness 90 Points Jeb Dunnuck (11/3/2021)

TERROIR

Sand and clay with some pebbles in Pignan, St Georges, Valori
Age of vines: between 25 and 50 years old

GRAPE VARIETIES

33 % Grenache
33 % Clairette
33 % Roussanne

TASTING

Lovely pale gold colored wine with silver hues, shiny and cristallin.
Elegant nose of Williams pear, apricot and hawthorn followed by
hints of anis seed.
A beautiful aromatic expression, intense minerality and subtle roundness… all in one flesh, harmony and a beautiful long finale.

Gerard and Marie-Claude Bonnet founded the estate of La Bastide Saint Dominique in 1976, and it now encompasses 27 hectares of vineyards. The winery and family’s house, which is an old 16th century chapel, is situated in the enclave of Courthezon, walking distance from the town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Gerard and Marie-Claude live there with their son, Eric, and his wife, Julia.

Eric is now the winemaker and Julia manages many of the winery’s business affairs and works in the tasting room. Transparency and respect are the ultimate goals of the Bastide St. Dominique wines. They follow the principals of lutte raisonée, meaning they apply treatments to the vineyards only when the alternative is a substantial loss of their crop, and intervene as little as possible during the winemaking process. Eric uses the same parcels every year for each wine, as well as the same winemaking techniques. He believes the use of traditional farming and winemaking combined with the use of clean, modern equipment best elicit the elegance and minerality of their terroir.

The husband and wife team of Eric and Julia are part of a young and exciting group of winemakers in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, whose wines are challenging the more famous names of the region in quality. Julia explains their approach: “Old-fashioned Chateauneuf is very gamey, very heavy. We prefer freshness, elegance, minerality.” Organically grown grapes.

SUSTAINABILITY Principles of “Lutte raisonnee,” or only applying treatments when necessary.