A.O.C. Pic Saint Loup
Home Page Photos Wines Reds : Divin Venin Joseph Onesime Les Roches Blanches Le Pas du Loup Vinification Intégrale Rosés : Les Drailles whites : Soleil d'Automne Gourmandise Order Form ( For France Only ) JPEG Format PDF Format Contact Information Where to find our wines Address & phone Map Press Reviews Life at the Mas		JOSEPH ONESIME Red Wine : A.O.C Pic St LOUP Nose : A nose rich in ripe, red berries allied with the lovely quality of tannins. Our opinion : It really brings out the strong character of the soil. Palate : Ronde et fraîche à la fois, jusque dans sa finale bien présente Conservation : May be drunk immediately, but may also be aged in a cellar 3 to 4 years. Tasting conditions : Recommendes temperature 15°C. Decant 30 minutes before serving. Grape varieties : Syrah , Grenache , Mourvédre Degree : 14.5% by vol Soil : Argilo-calcareous, marno-calcareous Acreaege cultivated : 1.5 hectare Harvest : Grapes are hand-picked and sorted. Everything is done to limit yields and concentrate aromas and matter in the wine: grapes of approptiate size, removal of green grapes, etc... Vinification : Classic vinification techniques: stipping, no crushing, remontage (the process of pumping the fermenting grape must over the cap -- the floating layer of grape skins-- during cuvaison.). The grape harvest is stripped (removal of the grape stalk) and not crushed. Separate vinification for the three varieties following the same method. The obtained must is sent into a fermentation tank at 25°C fot the Syrah and 30°C for the Grenache and Mourvèdre. The musts are ventilated by remontage operations twice daily during the fermentation phase. This cuvaison lasts about 20 days. The "free run wine" is then separaterd from the solids, or pomace, in a process called "raking" and the pomace is pressed to release the remaining tannin-rich "press wine", and the two are blended. Malolactic fermentation can begin. The wine is then bottled and clarified. Onr part is matured in oak casks. Blending takes place in February and bottling occurs after maturinf 12 months. Cellar Price : A bottle sells for 14,00 €, taxes included. What's in a name ? : Joseph Onésime is a little homage by Jocelyne and Jean-Claude Thérond to their fathers: Noêl Onésime and Joseph, respectively. Onésime is aslo a name found in Marcel Pagnol's literature, which celebrates life in Provence.