Feature

Winery	Raymond Usseglio
Sub Region	Southern Rhone
Variety	100% Clairette (50% Clairette Rose & 50% Clairette Blanche)
Format	750ML
ABV
Disgorging
Dosage
Certification

Tasting Note

Wine Advocate 95, Joe Czerwinski

There's but a single 15-hectoliter Stockinger foudre of the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Pure Clairette, a stupendous white CdP that kicks off with leesy, toasted-grain aromas and wends its way toward white peaches, with stops along the way at fennel and cracked white peppercorns. Medium to full-bodied, with a silky texture and ample length, this should be capable of drinking well for close to a decade.

Drinking Window: 2023 - 2030

Winemaking Winery

Viticulture:

Respectful of the living, the soil, the ecosystem and in accordance with the specifications of Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture
No use of chemicals (pesticides, insecticides, etc.)
Harvesting must be by hand and at optimal maturity
Manual sorting on a vibrating automatic sorting table

Vinification & aging:

Fermentation in new small thunderbolts (17HL) and demimuids (5HL) from the Stockinger cooperage then ageing for 6 months
Malolactic fermentation naturally made on the 2022 vintage

Winery

Domaine Raymond Usseglio was created by Stephane Usseglio's grandfather, Francis Usseglio, an Italian immigrant who emigrated in 1931 from Piemont in Italy.

The estates owns more than 33 parcels in various lieux dits of Châteauneuf including La Crau, Terres Blanches, Le Trequoys, etc.

Stephane then started the process of certification to organic and biodynamic viticulture back in 2010, which was completed in 2015.

Soil management is extremely important with strategies adapted to each parcel specificity; hoeing and ridging, spiking and tilling are performed across the year to favor the aeration and the life in the soils.

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