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2020 CÔTES DU RHÔNE, Domaine Soumade. Southern Rhone

Bin:  628

Alcohol percentage:  14.5%

Area:

Domaine La Soumade is located in Rasteau, one of the southern Rhône’s best villages, just north of Gigondas.

Grape variety:

80% Grenache, 20% Syrah.

Producer:

UK agent, Thorman Hunt:
“André Roméro founded the domaine in 1979 and was joined by his son Frédéric in 1996 on completion of his oenology studies, and by his nephew Régis. Today the estate covers 26 hectares, including a new plot of 2.5 hectares of the finest land in Rasteau – pure ‘Argile bleue’ with 60-year-old vines.
The yields at Soumade are low – around 40 hl/ha for his Côtes du Rhône, 35 hl/ha for the Villages and much less for his super cuvées. All the grapes are picked exclusively by hand.
The grapes receive a cold maceration of around 4 days followed by a cuvaison of some 20 to 30 days depending on the cuvée at a temperature of 32°, coupled with a system of Burgundian pigeage inspired by Clos des Lambrays in Morey-Saint-Denis.
The wine is then matured in cement tanks for one year before spending 6 months in a variety of oak: foudres, demi-muids and barriques. The wines are fined with egg whites but receive no filtration.”

Old Bridge rating:

We did an extensive tasting of 2019 Côtes du Rhônes and this was, by some way, our favourite. Generous and aromatic, rich but not heavy.

£15.95

£15.15 per bottle in a mixed case of 6 bottles
£14.36 per bottle in a mixed case of 12 bottles

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