Domaine: Luberon
European Label AOP: Luberon
Viticulture: ECOCERT-certified organic viticulture
Location: Cabrières d’Aigues
Grape varieties: 85%Grenache Noir, 15%Cinsault
Planting year: 1963
Surface area: 1,30 ha
Altitude: 400m
Orientation: Sud
Geology: Colluvions calcaires de l’Holocène
Density: 4000 pieds/ha
Porte greffe: Rupestris du Lot
Pruning method: Gobelet, Cordon de Royat palissé
Aging: 24 mois en cuve béton
Bottling: Unfined and unfiltered wine; bottled on fruit day in May 2024
Hand-harvested; total destemming, no crushing; spontaneous fermentation; gentle maceration for a dozen days at between 20 and 30° C; blending of free-run and press juices.
2022 was an excellent vintage, marked by severe drought and two summer heatwaves. Saint Jean was able to rely on its clays to continuously feed the old vines, resulting in a balanced and abundant harvest in this particular vintage.
This is the story of a Burgundian winemaker who came to Luberon. He drew on his roots to make unique wines in the south.
A family call and a timely proposal put the winemaker back on the road. Today, from north to south and south to north, each vintage is written in the plural.
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