Delas - Côte-Rôtie Seigneur de Maugiron | French Red Wine

VINEYARDS:
They cover 3 communes - Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône, Ampuis and Tupin-et-Semons - on the right Rhône river bank, within the Rhône "département".

SOILS:
In the northern part of the vineyard the Côte Brune, consists of extremely steep, terraced slopes of ferruginous mica schists which are covered with schist sand (arzel). The Côte Blonde has a varied geology with gneiss and granite predominating at the most southern part of the appellation.

CLIMATE:
Tempered continental. Dry, hot summers with regular rainfall during the other seasons.

HISTORY:
One of the oldest vineyards in France, first developed by the Romans. It is said that during the Middle Ages, "The Seigneur de Maugiron" bequeathed a hillside to each of his two daughters, one was brunette and the other fair. Thus, were born the names of "Côte Brune" and "Côte Blonde".

WINEMAKING:
The grapes for the "Seigneur de Maugiron" cuvée are picked by hand, plot by plot, at top maturity. Fermentation takes place in traditional open-topped concrete tanks, following two days of pre-fermentary cold maceration. The maceration process continues under controlled temperatures of 82°F to 86°F (28°C to 30°C). Daily cap pushing down and pumping over are carried out for approximately 10 days. The total vatting time can last up to 20 days.