2019 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Cuvée du Baron", Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE 40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, and 20% Mourvdre. Hand harvested and 90% destemmed. The must is fermented in concrete and stainless steel. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is aged for 18 24 months in barrel, with additional aging in bottle. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Chteau Fortia holds an important place in the history of Chteauneuf du Pape. It was here that Baron Le Roy de Boiseaumarie was instrumental in the establishment of the

stainless steel and large format used wood) to vinify each of his wines

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The area is dry

The fruit is destemmed but the grapes left whole for crushing

Originally part of Château d’Issan

Sur lie for three years and bottled with zero dosage

It then matures for 10 months before a super-light filtration and a tiny drop of sulfur at bottling

Bottling on the property with fining and\or filtration

Some of their holdings are old vines planted before World War II

where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet

which are cooled to slow the fermentation process