Costières de Nîmes, Grenache de Bek, Michel Gassier - 2016

Provenance: Southern Côtes du Rhône
Appellation: Costières de Nîmes
Domain: Michel Gassier
Grape variety(ies): 97% grenache et 3% mourvèdre
On-call time: 10 years
Style of wine: Vin fruité et gouleyant
Alcohol degree: 15%

2016 is the greatest vintage Michel Gassier has seen in his 23 years as a winemaker! Moderate yields, a hot and dry season with exceptionally cool nights produced perfect grapes. From a great terroir, the wine has a complex bouquet of raspberry, rose and garrigue. Dynamic, with a velvety feel and very fine tannins, it has a long, racy finish. Jeb Dunnuck : 94/100 ; Bettane & Desseauve : 17/20 ; James Suckling : 93/100

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Technique

Viticulture

Bek is truly a unique terroir, where the classic Rhône soil structure does not exist. Due to a geological loop, the ancient seabed is close to the surface, alternating outcrops of sand and chalk under a thin layer of pebbles. From the oldest Grenache plot overlooking the Camargue, the wine is produced only in exceptional vintages and released only after 36 months of aging.

Oenology

Selection of old Grenache grapes with naturally low yields. Hand-picked with double sorting and incorporation of whole bunches (60%). Fermentation by indigenous yeasts without addition of So2. Long maceration (30 days) and manual punching down by the cap. Aged on lees for 12 months in demi-muid and concrete tanks for a further 6 months. A single bottling without filtration and minimal addition of So2.