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Wine Description
The Story
History:The little chapel of Saint-Christophe is situated at the top of the hillside. It was built in 1235 by the knight Gaspard de Stérimberg after he gained the permission of the ‘White Queen of Castille’ to establish his hermitage on this hill after being injured during the Albigensian crusade of 1224
Soil:Our Roussanne and Marsanne grapes are grown in clay-chalk and sandy, pebble soils on steep slopes, producing complex and elegant white Hermitage wines
Grape Variety:65% Marsanne ; 35% Roussanne
Age of the vines: 35 years
Vinification: The grapes are harvested by hand into small, 20kg crates, then pressed straight away so as to minimise any risk of oxidation. The wines are then vinified traditionally in wood
Ageing: Following malolactic fermentation in wood, the lees are regularly brought back into suspension through stirring over the 10 to 12 month ageing process, providing the wines with elegant and complex aromas
Wine Information
1989 will see another very good vintage for both red and white wines; they will keep well. A great year.
The total harvest of the Côtes du Rhône wines is 2,676,547 Hl. In the northernmost part, the grape harvests began on the 12th. September and finished on the 6th. October. A good autumn, wet at first, but warm for the season. Winter is very dry, not very cold, still no snow. Spring is fine and growth is well under way; flowering starts at the end of May. A hot, dry summer with very little rain. August is torrid. The harvest has very good weather.