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Technical Details
- Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre
- Isabelle Sabon
- France
- Rhône Valley
- Southern Rhône
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- Majority comes from La Crau
- Sustainable Practices
- French oak demi-muids and foudres
- 12 Months
- 15.5%
Clos Saint Antonin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2020
Sustainable Practices
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The Clos Saint Antonin Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2020 is a rich and expressive wine, bursting with ripe blackberries, dark plums, and notes of garrigue, pepper, and licorice. Silky tannins and a vibrant freshness enhance its layered complexity, reflecting the power and elegance of this iconic southern Rhône terroir.
About The Producer
Clos Saint Antonin is a 15 hectare estate located outside the town of Jonquières within the Côtes-du-Rhône Village of Plan de Dieu. A short drive away from Courthézon where Domaine de la Janasse is situated, Clos Saint Antonin was purchased by the Sabon family in 2014. Small, compact and contiguous estates rarely come on the market in the Rhône, let alone ones planted on the classic red clays, galets and sand typical of Plan de Dieu. While it is quite common to see the famed estates of Châteauneuf-du-Pape looking over the Rhône river towards Lirac to expand their holdings, more and more are looking north to Plan de Dieu since this terroir is quite similar to what they find in their backyard. While the whole family is involved with its farming and winemaking, Isabelle Sabon is heading up this new project – one supplemented by some of her family’s vineyards in Le Crau for the Clos Saint Antonin Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
St Antonin is the name of the 18th century Provençale Mas that stands in the center of the property a name that has been used in documents dating back to the time of Napoleon. Isabelle makes four wines at her estate: a IGP Principauté d’Orange from Clairette, Chardonnay & Bourboulenc, a Côtes-du-Rhône from younger vines of Grenache, Syrah & Mourvèdre, a Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu from older vines of Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah, and a Châteauneuf-du-Pape from old vines of Grenache located in La Fond du Loup and Le Crau. The grapes for these cuvées are farmed organically and harvested by hand then partially destemmed and fermented by natural yeasts at Domaine de la Janasse. Aging is in concrete tanks, foudres and neutral French oak demi-muids.