Côtes du Rhône Blanc - Domaine de Logue Toque

Domaine de Longue Toque
Côtes du Rhône 2017

AOP Côtes du Rhône White

Awards

89 pts Wine Spectator
14,5/20 Bettane & Desseauve

Tasting

Beautiful straw yellow color with green hues, bright and clear. Nose of citrus and white flowers. Fresh and mineral on the palate with a nice tension brought by the altitude and the soils mainly of Cretaceous marine limestone. Fine and elegant finish. (tasted April 2018)

Food & wine pairings

Roasted Saint-Pierre fillet

Detailed information

Vintage

This first vintage for our Côtes du Rhône white took place in weather conditions marked by high temperatures and a lack of rainfall. The harvest was particularly early. Our parcel of white located in the Dentelles de Montmirail at 500m altitude, was spared by water stress and maturity was reached serenely.

Grape varieties

62% Marsanne, 25% Roussanne, 13% Grenache blanc

Terroir

The grapes come from “Trois Yeux” area in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail at an altitude of 500 meters. This terroir is particularly adapted to white grape varieties. The vines are planted on a soil composed of limestone scree over Cretaceous marls, providing finesse and minerality to the wine.

Winemaking

Manual harvest on September 16th, 2017.

Picking in the cool, early hours of the day. Whole bunch press followed by a 48 hours cold settling of the juices. Racking and fermentation of 65% in vat and 35% in 600-liter oak barrels. 7 months of aging.

Bottled on April 23rd, 2018. 3080 bottles produced.

ABV: 13%

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Best served fresh between 10 and 12°C.

Optimum maturity: 2018 – 2022

Degree of alcohol

13% vol.

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Domaine de Longue Toque

Nestled in the foothills of the Dentelles de Montmirail since 1918, the Domaine de Longue Toque is one of the prestigious estates of Maison Gabriel Meffre since 1999. It takes its name from the long groves – ‘touque’ in Provençal – which delimited the parcelles by protecting them from the wind. The vineyards are located on a mosaic of terroirs that draw their original character from different geological layers, altitudes and exposures. The vineyard produces 6 appellations over 43 hectares: Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, Rasteau, Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu and Côtes du Rhône red and white. After 20 years in Terra Vitis (sustainable viticulture), 2020 marks the first year of certification for organic farming at the Domaine. A continuity in our desire to work the land and the wine with respect for nature and people. 2023 is to be the first harvest of the white Gigondas.