Domaine Chante Cigale

Company: GAEC du Domaine Chante Cigale.
Favier familie
Responsible for the winemaking: Alexandre Favier.
Avenue Louis Pasteur 84230 Chateauneuf du Pape
Tel. +33 490 837 057
Direct sale: Monday - Saturday 8.00-12.00 and 14.00-18.00.
Mail: info@chantecigale.com
Web: http://www.chantecigale.com/

Favier's wife is from the Sabon family, and both the Faviers and the Sabons are old wellknown families of Chateauneuf du Pape. The owner today Christian Favier has from 2006 given the responsibility for the domain to his 22 years old son Alexandre. He has oenologic education from different schools.

The property has 46 hectares of AOC Chateauneuf du Pape and 3 hectares of Cotes du Rhone.
In Chateauneuf du Pape 46 hectares is enough to get in the top ten.

Alexandre Favier. Photo belongs to the domain

Some of the foudres

Some of the Barriques

.Wines:

Chateauneuf du Pape Tradition
65% Grebache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourcedre og 5% Cinsault.
30% lagres i pièces 15-18 mdr. Resten i ståltank.

Chateauneuf du Pape Extrait
80% Grenache og 20% Mourvedre. 100-årige vinstokke.
Lares i ståltank.

Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes
70% Grenache, 20% Syrah og 10% Mourvedre. Alder på vinstokke: over 80 år. Udbytte 18-22 hl./ha.
Lagres 18-24 mdr. 70% i ståltank og resten i et år gamle piéces.

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Extrait
100% Roussanne. Lagres i ståltank

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
Lige dele Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Bopurboulenc og Clairette. 5
% lagres i nye barriques, resten i ståltank.

Cotes du Rhine Vieilles Vignes
70% Grenache 20% Carignan og 10% Syrah.
30% lagres i pièces, resten i ståltank,

.IGT L'Apostrophe
70% Grenache, 20% Cinsault og 10% Syrah

IGT Rosé L'Apostrophe
70% Grenache og 30% Cinsault.

IGT Blanc L'Apostrophe
70% Roussanne og 30% Clairette.

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Updated 2011-04-22