Cornas 2017 Les Vieilles Vignes - Alain Voge

Cornas 2017 Les Vieilles Vignes - Alain Voge

This is our classic wine. The oldest of the Domain’s wines, it was created during the 1970s to highlight the long-standing family vineyard. Vines for this wine are located in the heart of the appellation, facing those we first replanted. Les Vieilles Vignes is a wine that reflects our history and our winemaking know-how.

TERROIR

Situated on slopes at an altitude of approximately 200 metres, facing South-South-East, the vines of our classic wine are on average 60 years old. Their roots delve deep down into old, worn granite rock, called gores locally.

VINIFICATION

• Organic certification for the vines and wine from the 2016 vintage and biodynamic methods used.

• Syrah vines trained and pruned in the Gobelet style and supported by stakes.

• Hand-picked harvests.

• Partial destemming with 20 % whole grapes.

• Fermentation with natural yeasts and maceration for several weeks in stainless steel vats, with cap-punching and pumping-over done twice a day.

• Maturation in 228-litre barrels for 20 months, with 15% new barrels.

• Amount of sulphite reduced: 42 mg/l total SO2 (100 mg/litre authorised in organic winemaking).

• Production : 13 138 bottles / 389 magnums.

• Ageing potential: 20 years.