Sarl Jean-Paul Daumen

This is a new portfolio of wines for me, wines that are meant to be accessible and authentic. I want them to be real wines, meant to be enjoyed without pretense. They are modest, and straight from the heart.

Over the years as I watched the latest generation of young, talented vine growers toil their fields, I came up with an idea that would become this current project. I wanted to bottle the fruit of their labor, to capture the spirit of their work, their passion. I knew we shared many things in common, especially the notion of working naturally in the vineyard, so I would simply extend this natural work to my cellar, seeking nothing more than a common expression of our Rhone terroir.
This project is about winemaking it is about buying grapes from parcels whose soil are rich, vibrant, and alive-an integral part of my philosophy. The project is also about working sustainably. I source fruit from organically cultivated vineyards, and use recycled materials for all our packaging to better protect our environment.
Finally, this project is about being true to my approach to making wine, which is working with the best and healthiest fruit in my cellar. This allows me to simply Guide the winemaking process with the least intervention possible. My work will remain nuanced, avoiding extraction and artifice. My desire is to leave my imprint as an artisan, with the challenge of making wine that expresses purity of fruit, uniqueness of vintage and a terroir's personality.

In all sincerity - Jean-Paul Daumen

code
791720

Daumen Chateauneuf du Pape

Origin of Grapes: Lieux-dits Cabrieres and Bois-Lauzon at Orange from vines in conversion to organic farming.

Vinification: balance being established in the vineyard without chemical contribution, the grapes are vinified without any external product (suffers, tartric acid..) and exclusively with our indigenous yeast. Temperature is controlled during fermentation, over-extraction is not required to preserve the fruit.

Aging and Bottling: after one year maturing in large foudre, the wine will be bottled without fining or filtration, after a single sulfiting.

Denomination: AOP Chateauneuf -du - Pape

Color : Red

Vintage: 2009

Alcohol: 15%

Blend: 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise at Mourvedre

code
791721

Daumen IGP Vaucluse PO.

Code
791719

Cotes du Rhone 2014

Origin of grapes: Lieux-dits Sainte Cardille, Maucoil and la Bertaude at Orange from vines in conversion to organic farming.

Vinification: balance being established in the vineyard with out chemical contribution, the grapes are vinified with out any external product ( suffers, tartric acid..) and exclusively with our indigenous yeast. Temperature is controlled during fermentation, over- extraction is not required to preserve the fruit.

Aging and Bottling: After one year maturing ( half in concrete tanks and half in large foudre of 50hl ) the wine will be bottled with out fining or filtration, after a single sulfiting.

Denomination: AOP Cotes du Rhone

Color: Red

Vintage: 2009

Alcohol:14%

Blend: 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and Mourvedres