| Les Halos de
Jupiter
Negociant project
Partnership: Philippe Cambie and Michel Gassier.
Philippe Cambie is a well known oenolog
advising many estates
in the southern Rhone.
Michel Gassier
is the owner of Chateau de Nages in Costières de Nimes.
The wines are selected from the
clients by Philippe Cambie and are made at their domains:
Les Halos de Jupiter Chateauneuf du Pape
100% Grenache. 100+-yeard-old vines at La Crau.
Aged in one-year-old Piéces (228 l) for 12 months. Production 125 cases.
Les Halos de Jupiter Gigondas
80% Grenache and 20% Mourvedre.
From two parcels, Four Danuga and Les
Maurelles.
Matured in cement tank for 12 months. Production 100 cases.
Les Halos de Jupiter Vacqueyras
83% Grenache (old vines) and 17% Syrah (35-years-old vines.)
From Plateau des Garrigues with big stones and red clay. Production 100
cases.
Les Halos de Jupiter Cotes du Rhone
Village Rasteau
Les Halos de Jupiter Cotes du Rhone
Costières de Nimes
70% Grenache, 20% Carignan and 10% Mourvedre.
Aged in old barrels. Production 500 cases. |
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Michel Gassier
and Philippe Cambie. Photo:
Cristina Gassier. |
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Philippe
Cambie:
"According
to poets, Jupiter (Zeus in Greek) is the father, the king of
all gods and humans. He rules on mount Olympus and his power is
such that he can shake the entire universe by a simple nod of the
head.
He
also represents the spiritual world, organizes the exterior world
and is the god of all physical, moral and social rules. According
to Mircea Eliade, he is the archetypical head of a patriarchal
family.
Jupiter
is also the biggest planet of our solar system and its Halo is the
closest of the three rings that surround the planet.
For
me Grenache is the king of all grapes and the natural
leader of all Rhone varietals. The halo symbolizes the
appellations that best express its personality." |
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