Year in year out Château Grès Saint Paul produce a succession of great wines of true value, which if tasted blind amongst some of the better known wines of the Rhône selling at four and five times the price they would be in the top selection from virtually every vintage. The two partners of the Château, Jean-Philippe Servière and Philippe Salasc are without doubt two of the finest life loving and generous people one could ever wish to meet, totally committed to producing the finest wines available throughout the Languedoc region. The legion of awards won over the past decade stands as testament both to their artistic skill and their stoic workmanship.
Yields : 40 Hl/hectare
Harvest : Manual
Terroir : Villafranchien (pebbly and gravelly). Deep and poor soils
Microclimate: cool microclimate at an altitude of 50 meters
Vinification : - the grapes are destemmed and crushed
- the maceration lasts 4 weeks in concrete vats
- extraction by manual punching, delestage and pumping over
- fermentation temperature : 26 ïƒ 30°C
- blending : free run wine+ press wine
- varietals blending : during the winter
Ageing: in concrete vats
