The regional Cotes du Rhone appellation represents 80% of the territory's production. These are wines full of the region's sunshine, warmly welcoming, offering a strong and inviting color, and always frank and generous.
Characteristics
Grape varieties
Syrah
Grenache
Alcohol
13.5
Harvest
Mechanic
Age of vines
18
Average yield
Fermentation
Traditional, for 10-12 days, at 80.5-82.5°F
Bottling
12 to 14 months after the harvest
Soil
sandy clayish slopes
Climate
Typically Mediterranean, little rain, average sunshine 2700 hours/year, strong mistral wind
Tasting comments
Color
deep red
Nose
cooked small red fruits
Taste
fruity, long-lasting, with fine but noticeable tannins, very spicy final taste