Saint Théodoric 2023 Chateauneuf du Pape La Guigasse (arrives Jan '26)

100% Grenache (75 to 95 year-old vines) from yellow sand with a little clay on 1.7 hectares on Guigasse in the northeast of CDP near Pignan. Organic farming and old-school winemaking with 2-3 week whole bunch concrete vat vinification, natural yeasts only, minimal extraction, aged in 4-10 year-old 600-litre oak casks for 24 months, bottled unfined, unfiltered. The vines on Guigasse are older than those on Grand Pin and there is more clay in the soil, giving a wine with a bit more density. Superb, as usual, in 2023.