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Juliette Avril Estate

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he Domaine Juliette Avril Estate is a family-run wine estate.
In 1988, Marie Lucile Brun took over management of the estate, succeeding her mother, Juliette Avril.
Her son, Stephan Brun, joined her in 2000 to head the estate's commercial, administrative and viticulture departments.

The Domaine Juliette Avril's roots run long and deep.
As First Consuls of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Avril family has cultivated centuries of winegrowing and Provençal tradition. A century after Frédéric Mistral, our ancestor Jules Avril was awarded the "Golden Cicada", symbol of the prestigious title of "Majoral du Félibrige", the Academy of the Provençal language...
As early as 1928, before the Appellation of Controlled Origin (A.O.C.) was officially introduced, Juliette Avril's father, Jean Avril, along with other local notable figures, participated in establishing fundamental rules for developing Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine.

The terroir
The terroir Châteauneuf-du-Pape of Juliette Avril estate
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The estate consists of 30 hectares of vineyard, including 22 hectares of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 6 hectares of Côtes du Ventoux and 2 hectares of Vin de Pays de Vaucluse.

Half of vines in the vineyard are more than 50 years old, including Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, and Roussane grape varieties planted according to ancestral methods.

The vineyard can be essentially broken down into two parts:
The northern sector consists of fertile plateaus, rich in argilo-calcareous soil and cobblestones, while further south the soil is filtering and gravely.

Our commitment to the environment

Our environmental protection efforts include:

 - Keeping treatments to a minimum.
- Favouring ploughing.
- Sorting and collecting recyclables.
- Reducing weeding to the strict minimum.

In addition, the following operations have been undertaken over the last 2 years:

- Maintenance of embankments.
- Planting of hedges.
- Seeding of paths.
- Mating confusion (a technique designed to reduce the use insecticides).

How to produce a Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC:

- Follow appellation specifications.
- Use the 13 grape varieties specified by the appellation.
- Use the appellation bottle.
- Produce within the appellation's geographic sector.
- Harvest by hand.
- Limit yield to 35 hl/ha.

Briefly, that is how a your Châteauneuf-du-Pape is produced.

Best regards, Domaine Juliette Avril.

The vine in 4 saisons
The vine of Juliette Avril estate in 4 seasons
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Through the seasons, we maintain, pamper, and carefully monitor our vines.

Spring is the time when steps must be taken to protect the vines from sicknesses, fungi and parasites.
It's also the time for a little spring cleaning: debudding.

Certain buds are removed and thinned.
Doing so thus removes any superfluous vegetation, thereby ensuring easier pruning.

Summer
The small plants are young and fragile, thus requiring regular watering in the morning's freshness.

The famous harvesting period then begins in late August – early September.
The tranquillity of the vines is disturbed as several dozen workers enter the rows to harvest the precious grapes…. armed with pruning shears and buckets…

Autumn
Following the major "disruption" of the harvest, the vine must be prepared to confront the other seasons: Winter ploughing, tending to embankments, mowing, and seeding between the rows.

Winter
After tending to the vineyards, our attention shifts to the vines themselves:
pruning.
The canes are pruned to promote new growth.
These canes are then shredded.
As spring approaches, new vinestock is planted in March.
We then watch the sky for the spring rains that will ensure their proper growth.

The cellar
The cellar of Juliette Avril estate
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The Domaine is equipped with an ultra-modern cellar in which it vinifies its wine.

Stainless steel tanks for vinification, pneumatic press and a temperature control system.

Gravity techniques are used as much as possible.

Concrete tanks are used for the second fermentation and storage of the wine.

Ten-percent of our harvest is then placed in vats.

Once the vinification process is completed, after 16 months of work, the vintage is bottled.

Our wine cellar is certified to ISO9001 and HACCP standards.

The wines of Juliette Avril Estate

Cuvée Maxence : châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
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Harvest
From September 10th to 15th depending on the maturity of the grapes.
Manual picking and selection.

Vinification:
Traditional vinification with partial stripping.
Temperature-controlled fermentation for at least 12 days in 100-hl stainless steel tanks.
Slight plate filtration during the bottling operation, as required.
Storage in demi-muid barrels for 12 months.

Cuvée Maxence 2006
Dark garnet-red in colour.
A rich and expressive nose emphasizing cassis, rosemary and woody aromas sculpted by the terroir.
Attack with tannins present. Full-bodied mouth revealing flavours of cassis and blackberry liqueur and spices.
Maturity: 2013
Best served before: 2020
Served: in carafe at 15°C
Accompaniment and serving suggestions: duck cutlets, pigeon stuffed with fresh morel mushrooms and foie gras or grilled prime rib.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
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Sol : Argilo-calcaire.
Surface : 20 hectares
Cépages : Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre.

Vendanges
Entre le 10 et 15 septembre suivant maturité.
Cueillette manuelle avec tri.

Vinification
Traditionnelle avec éraflage partiel. Fermentation de 12 jours au minimum avec
contrôle des températures
en cuves inox de 100 hl.
Lors de la mise en bouteille légère filtration sur plaque si nécessaire.

Conservation
10 - 15 années

Rouge 2005
Un vin flamboyant, charpenté à la robe pourpre, aux arômes d'épices.

Accompagnement : Rôti de bœuf, gigot, civet de lièvre, coq au vin, sanglier, viandes faisandées.

Vendanges
Fin août, début des vendanges.
Cueillette manuelle avec tri.

Vinification
Eraflage, pressurage direct, pas de macération pelliculaire, fermentation naturelle à 18° avec contrôle de la température, blocage de la fermentation malolactique afin de conserver
davantage le fruité et les arômes primaires ainsi qu’une certaine fraîcheur.

Conservation
8 années

Blanc 2006
Belle robe jaune très pâle à reflets verts. Nez fin et élégant. D’un fruité aux arômes intenses de fleurs blanches (chèvrefeuille) et de fruits à chair blanche (pêche, poire).

Accompagnement : Apéritif, foie gras, truffe, tourte au fromage de chèvre, poissons, crustacés, fruits de mer, tripes viandes blanches, cuisses de grenouilles, escargots.

Vendanges
Début Octobre, début des vendanges.
Cueillette manuelle avec tri.

Vinification
Eraflage, pas de macération pelliculaire,
vinification traditionnelle avec contrôle des températures.

Conservation
5 - 6 années.

Rouge 2005
Belle robe rouge foncé à reflets violets. Attaque en bouche assez dense des tanins bien dominés par des notes de fruits qui règnent en maître. Peut être servi pour tout un repas.
Gagne à vieillir.

Accompagnement : Rôtis, grillades, fromages, petits gibiers à plumes, viandes rouges.

Vendanges
Fin aoput, début des vendanges
Cueillette manuelle avec tri.

Vinification
Rosé de saignée suite à une macération de 15 à 18 heures.
Fermentation à basse température
(maximum 16°).

Conservation
2 années.

Rosé 2006
Côte du Ventoux rosée intense, bien équilibré avec une finale harmonieuse et une pointe de fraîcheur. Nez de petits fruits rouges avec au début une senteur de bonbons anglais.

Accompagnement : Rôtis, grillades, fromages, petits gibiers à plumes, viandes rouges.


Vin de Pays de Vaucluse : Cépage Merlot
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Sol : Argilo-calcaire
Surface : 1,4 hectare
Cépages : Merlot

Vendanges
Deuxième quinzaine de septembre.
Les contrôles de maturité commencent un mois avant les vendanges.
Cueillette manuelle avec tri.

Vinification
Vinification traditionnelle avec fermentation alcoolique et malo-lactique.
Cuvaison courte pour obtenir des vins fruités et subtils.

Conservation
3 années.

Merlot 2005
Vin frais et souple à boire en toutes circonstances.
Ces millésimes présentent une belle couleur rouge cerise, et sont caractérisés par des notes de petits fruits rouges (cassis, framboise), de plus ces crus présentent une très bonne persistance en bouche.

Accompagnement : Viandes rouges, grillades, assiettes de charcuterie, plats à base de pâtes - lasagnes, pizza, fromages.

Vendanges
Début septembre.
Les contrôles de maturité commencent un mois avant les vendanges.
Cueillette manuelle avec tri.

Vinification
Fermentation naturelle avec contrôle de température blocage de la fermentation malo-lactique afin de conserver d’avantage de fruité et d’arômes primaires ainsi qu’une certaine fraîcheur.

Conservation
3 années.

Viognier 2006
Blanc sec aux arômes floraux, souple et assez long en bouche.
A servir frais : 10°C

Accompagnement : Poissons, moules frites, salades, apéritifs.

Cuvée Paps
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Clear, clean and limpid light ruby colour.
A pleasant and fruity nose, dominated by raspberry, cherry and strawberry fragrances, enhanced by hints of minerals and garrigue scents.
Supple attack. In the mouth, the wine's aromas confirm those perceived in the nose, with a fine and silky texture.
Short, fruity finish.

Maturity: Best served before: 2010
Served: in the bottle at 14°C
Accompaniment and serving suggestions: lamb chops

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Tasting a Chateauneuf-du-Pape (or any Juliette Avril wine for that matter!) is a moment of pleasure, conviviality and sharing. This moment will be even more enjoyable if certain guidelines are observed. - Allow the wine to settle after transport. - Serving temperature for whites: approximately 12 °C. Below 10 °C, the wine loses some of its aromatic qualities. - Red wines: between 16 and 18 °C. - Use a tasting glass (particularly INAO approved) which curves inwardly at the rim. - Conservation: white wines can be enjoyed young (2 to 3 years old) owing to their complexity, aromas and freshness. Yet, if you can wait about 5 years, these white wines develop tantalizing aromas of honey and hazelnut. The red wines can be appreciated after 2 years when the have developed a pleasant fruity aroma. Here again, patience is a virtue as maturity offers these red wines greater structure, body and more intense aromas. But as noted above, it is primarily about pleasure: taste the wines that you appreciate. Store your bottles horizontally in a cool location (below 19 to 20 °C), with no fluctuation in temperature.

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Domaine Juliette Avril
8, Avenue Louis Pasteur
84230 CHATEAUNEUF-du-PAPE FRANCE
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Domaine Juliette Avril
8, Avenue Louis Pasteur
84230 CHATEAUNEUF-du-PAPE FRANCE
Tél. : +33 (0)4 90 83 72 69
Fax : +33 (0)4 90 83 53 08
E-mail : info@julietteavril.com

Notre caveau est ouvert
7j/7 de 10h à 12h30 et de 14h à 18h.
Nous sommes fermés le week-end
en Janvier et Février.

Domaine Juliette Avril
8, Avenue Louis Pasteur
84230 CHATEAUNEUF-du-PAPE FRANCE
Tél. : +33 (0)4 90 83 72 69
Fax : +33 (0)4 90 83 53 08
E-mail : info@julietteavril.com

Cellar hours
7 days a week from 10 am to 12.30 pm
and 2 pm to 6 pm.
Closed weekends in January and February.

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