Bunches of Grenache and Syrah grown on chalk and clay soils are strictly sorted to produce this cuvée.


Hand made harvests and traditional wine making process express a pleasant colour together with red and black fruits scents (blackberry, plum). A sweet touch of liquorice enhances the beautiful palate. A mouth filling wine in a pure Rhône style.


To drink in its youth (2 years) or within 5 years on a grilled poultry, a roasted veal with an unctuous sauce.

Vine is cultivated in Rhône Valley for more than 2000 years, it is one of the oldest French vineyard. It found there good natural conditions, and its location on both sides of the Rhône river, which was a privileged axis of communication, guaranteed the fame of its products.
In the north, the first vineyards appeared thanks to the Romans whereas in the south they developped later with the Popes on the left bank and with the French Kingdom on the right bank.

The Controlled Appellation

The Côtes du Rhône Appellation is born in 1937. The vineyard recovers 56 000 hectares (the second of France in surface), concerning 163 villages and 6 "départements". The minimum percentage of alcohol is 11%. Yields have to be lower than 50 hectoliters par hectare. 23 grape varieties are allowed, nevertheless the mainly cultivated are:

• for red wines: Syrah (only grape authorised in the northern part of Rhône Valley), Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Carignan.
• for white wines: Marsanne, Roussane, Viognier, Clairette, Bourboulenc, white Grenache.

Terroir

The north of the Rhône Valley is mostly composed of granite and limestone (from Vienne to Valence). The south (from Livron to Avignon) is mainly composed of limestone, clay, sand and sandstone. Dry and hot, the climate gives stronger wines.