Description: Crystalline yellow with green tints. Aromas are delicate and complex with fresh summer fruits (peach, william pear) and exotic fruit (pineapple, mangoes). The mouth-feel is round and mellow while candied fruits mingle with floral flavor.
Grape varieties: La Tiare du Pape is composed of: Grenache blanc (60 %) Roussanne (20 %) Bourboulenc (15 %) and Clairette (5 %).
Châteauneuf du Pape is the jewel and the roots of Maison Bouachon, established more than a century ago in summer papal residence.
Vineyard soil: Several kilometers to the north of Avignon, on the rocky, sun-scorched hills and terraces swept by the Mistral, is the celebrated vineyard of Châteauneuf du Pape. Plots which are harvested for La Tiare du Pape are followed up all over the year by our technicians and oenologist, respecting special schedule of conditions. The soil is made with clay and limestone mixed cover up with quartz round stones. The Alpine diluvium (quartz stones) have a heat-regulating effect: they store up the heat of the day and return it during the night, creating a well-known furnace effect.
Wine making : The processing consists in selection of parcels: old vines 30-40 years old, best exposures, low yields. Our technicians like to select plots where vines can support when dry weather. Grapes are harvested by hands and rigorously sorted out. Each grape variety is vinified separately after total de-stemming. A slow cold fermentation (nearly 20 degrees) in order to extract all the primary fruit flavour.
Maturing: Aging on the lees with regular stirring to extract maximum fruit aromas before blending.
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