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Tavel

The "first rosé of France" and of the Cotes du Rhone, famous since the 10th century, Tavel wines were present on the Pope's table when the papacy was located in Avignon in the 14th century. This wine is produced with a number of wine varieties. Smooth, generous and fruity, with an amber-shaded color of incredible intensity, it shows hints of topaz-colored reflections on aging. Its connoisseurs appreciate it young and fresh, richly telling of all the scents and flavors of the southern French hills.


Characteristics
Grape varieties Grenache
Cinsault
Alcohol 13.5
Harvest Manual
Age of vines 10
Average yield 45
Fermentation Fermentation of several hours, wine is then drawn off after pneumatic pressing
Bottling 3 to 4 months after harvest
Soil slopes of thick limestone banks, full southern exposure
Climate Typically Mediterranean, little rain, average sunshine 2700 hours/year, strong mistral wind
Tasting comments
Color pale pink with hints of salmon
Nose reminiscent of red fruits of springtime
Taste pleasant, with liveliness suggesting the freshness and subtlety of red fruits
appellation Lirac appellation Tavel appellation Lirac appellation Laudun appellation Laudun