2014 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf du Pape 'Pignan', Rhone Valley, France Guido Marsella This wine is all about

This wine is all about that balance - lovely fruit brought into perspective by minerality and the desire to just pour yourself another and ponder the great potential for this grape in this region

A wine from a single vineyard in the contrada Nave located at almost 1300 meters above sea level

The wine goes through malolactic in barrel and finishes with a pH of 3

Total SO2: 23mg/l

Vineyard: 0

2014 Chateau Rayas, Chateauneuf du Pape 'Pignan', Rhone Valley, France Guido Marsella This wine is all about100% Grenache. The vineyard of Pignan is two hectares that were planted in the 1980s, located at Chateau Rayas behind the pine trees. It is a slightly warmer site with some rocks scattered through the vineyard. Soil: Fine red sand base with smaller pebbles. Whole bunch fermentation in concrete vats, then aging for 12 months in 80 100 year old foudres.