C&j Grieco Vignerons Le Grand Saint Paul 750ml

2486933* 

$57.99 $53.89 price per bottle

Wine maker notes The “Grand St. Paul” vineyard is contiguous with Jerome’s Chateauneuf du Pape vineyards. The two vineyards are only separated by a small dirt road. Jerome’s “Grand St. Paul” vineyard is filled with old Grenache vines, many over 80 years old. The combination of this great terroir, and its very old vines, makes exceptionally complex “declassified” Cotes du Rhone Villages. Because they have declassified this wine, they are not allowed to use the Domaine de la Biscaralle’s name on the label.
Producer Domaine de la Biscarelle was born when, in 1984, Gerard Bouyer decided to leave his family domaine and create his own winery. Through hard work and determination, he was able to build a domaine with beautiful vineyards filled with old vines. Domaine de la Biscarelle is located in the prestigious area of Les Gres, within the commune of Orange. The vineyards consists of 22 hectares of vines, 5 of which are appellation Chateauneuf du Pape, in the lieux-dits of Palestor and Cabrieres. Domaine de la Biscarelle’s Chateauneuf vines range in age from 30 to 100 years old, with several parcels that were planted in 1904. The remaining 17 hectares are split between two different terroirs in appellation Cotes du Rhone Villages. The Cotes du Rhone Villages vineyards are comprised primarily of 40 to 80 year old vines. The oldest of these Cotes du Rhone Villages vineyards, was once within the boundaries of Chateauneuf du Pape, but was later reclassified as Cotes du Rhone Villages when the boundaries were redrawn in 1936. Until the 2009 vintage Gerard sold all of his grapes and wine to top negociants in the Rhone Valley. Today Gerard’s son-in-law, Jerome Grieco, is now in charge of the winemaking, and vineyards at the domaine. Jerome has worked with Gerard at the domaine since 1996. However, until recently, he kept his day job at the Autoroutes du Sud de la France. In 2004 Jerome decided that he wanted to make the domaine his full-time career. Thus began a long transition, which finally culminated with Jerome’s first vintage in 2009. The first, and most important change, that Jerome made was the decision to start bottling their own wine. Jerome, in opposition to modern winemaking trends, neither destems his grapes, nor does he oak age his wines. The wines, however, are astonishingly elegant and balanced. Jerome’s philosophy is to make his wine in the vineyard, rather than making corrections in the winery. He wants as little as possible to come between the flavors and aromas of his great terroir, and the final consumer.