Southern Rhône, Château Saint Jean & Château Raspail, Château Raspail, Aoc Gigondas, Rouge
Southern Rhône, Château Saint Jean & Château Raspail, Château Raspail, Aoc Gigondas, Rouge
Château Raspail is owned by the well-respected Meffre family. Gabriel Meffre, who founded a negoçiant business in 1936, went on to own the largest vineyard area in France, with an empire that reached 900 hectares. His three children inherited their father’s various châteaux and estates, and Château Saint-Jean and Château Raspail went to Gabriel’s youngest son, Christian. He remains the manager, although it is now his own son, François, who runs the estates.
Presentation
The name Gigondas is of Roman origin, the wines of which were highly prized in ancient times. Appropriately, the estates current 19th-century Italianate château in the limestone hills just to the north-west of Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe was built with the proceeds of Eugène Raspails sale of a fine Roman sculpture to the British Museum in the 1860s. To this day, a copy of the statue remains in the château.
Vinification
Aged in barrels (70%) and concrete vessels (30%) for 18 months.
Varietals
Grenache noir: 60
Syrah: 30
Mourvèdre: 10
Specifications
Alcohol content: 14% vol.
GM: No.
Allergenes: Contains sulphites. Does not contain egg or egg products. Does not contain milk or milk-based products.
