Plan de Dieu Rouge - Domaine de Logue Toque

Domaine de Longue Toque
Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu 2013

AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu Red

Awards

14/20 Bettane & Desseauve

Tasting

Deep and dark purple hue. A powerful nose of garrigue aromas. The mouth is rich and
smooth with firm tannins that will soften over 2 to 3 years. Fresh finish.

Food & wine pairings

Grilled steak with «herbes de Provence»
Roast pigeon with root vegetables

Detailed information

Vintage

A cool and rainy Spring delayed and stretched out the flowering period. A hot summer followed by regular stormy episodes in September allowed to catch up for lost time but resulted in one of the latest harvests on record. The difficult Spring conditions resulted in widespread «shatter», when flowers abort before pollination, which affected almost exclusively the Grenache variety. This resulted in low crop yields and required careful attention to ensure harvesting at the optimum time. Harvesting started only on the 8th of October. Yields : 20hl/ha

Grape varieties

60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

Terroir

Caught between the Aygue River to the North and the Ouvèze River to the South, the soil has a deep alluvial and silty structure, while the surface is covered with large, round stones formed by glacial melt. This terroir produces generous & powerful wines.

Winemaking

Delicate pumping-over during brief pre-fermentation soak. 4 “délestages” (rack-andreturn) during the active fermentation period, followed by a single racking each day. 24-day post-fermentation soak. Separation of the free-run and pressed wine, malolactic fermentation followed by partial blending back of the press wine. The Syrah spent 6 months in barrel (mix 2 and 3-year barrels) and then blended with the vat-aged Grenache.
Bottled at the Domaine on the May 23rd 2014.

5270 bottles produced.

Service

Best served at 14 to 16°C, ideally decanted 2 to 3 hours before.

Optimum maturity : 2015 – 2020

Degree of alcohol

13,5% vol.

Technical sheet HD Packshot

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.