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Perrin & fils, Les sinards, Chateauneuf du Pape White 2005 in winereviewonline

2005 is our first release of Châteauneuf les sinards white. Here is the review by Michael Apstein.

With only about 5% of the area's production devoted to white wine--and much of that heavy and unappealing--one sometimes wonders why anyone bothers with white Châteauneuf-du-Pape. This wine is why. A blend of 75% Grenache Blanc and 25% Clairette, it has the hint of apricot common in many whites from the southern Rhône, and good intensity, but without a trace of heaviness. Its minerality or stoniness makes it refreshing. 90 points
Michael Apstein Mar 27, 2007 (winereviewonline)

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Vinsobres les Hauts de Julien

Today we continue the harvest of our estate in Vinsobres, and we pick the parcel of our Vinsobres ‘les hauts de Julien’. This is the oldest parcel of the vineyard, which is co-planted with syrah and grenache (about 50% of each) that will ferment together. We will produce less than 6000 bottles of that wine, which was made for the first time in 2003 (you can see here the tasting note by Robert Parker).
We should finish harvesting tomorrow.

6 October, Mourvèdre in Beaucastel

This is under a very beautiful weather that we harvest the mourvèdre in Beaucastel today.  Maturity is excellent, and it was the right decision to wait before picking.  We should be finished tonight, and this will put the end to the harvests in Beaucastel. 

We are lucky!

We will also finish picking the Syrah in Vinsobres and will begin on the grenache tomorrow.

This is under a very beautiful weather that we harvest the mourvèdre in Beaucastel today.  Maturity is excellent, and it was the right decision to wait before picking.  We should be finished tonight, and this will put the end to the harvests in Beaucastel. 

We are lucky!

We will also finish picking the Syrah in Vinsobres and will begin on the grenache tomorrow.

3 October, Vinsobres

Saturday (1st October), we harvested grapes in our final parcel at Gigondas which are pre-phylloxera vines. (photo of the vines) We have now finished the harvesting at Gigondas. 

The weekend was beautiful with much Mistral. This wind helps to concentrate the remaining parcels of unpicked grapes, and keeps them in excellent health. 

Without pause, we continue to enjoy the Mistral  today! 

We decided to continue to delay picking the Mourvèdres in Beaucastel and concetrate on the harvesting at Vinsobres with the Syrah at a leisurely pace.

Saturday (1st October), we harvested grapes in our final parcel at Gigondas which are pre-phylloxera vines. (photo of the vines) We have now finished the harvesting at Gigondas. 

The weekend was beautiful with much Mistral. This wind helps to concentrate the remaining parcels of unpicked grapes, and keeps them in excellent health. 

Without pause, we continue to enjoy the Mistral  today! 

We decided to continue to delay picking the Mourvèdres in Beaucastel and concetrate on the harvesting at Vinsobres with the Syrah at a leisurely pace.