Superb, powerful nose, with hints of exotic fruit (pineapple, mango) mixed with well-balanced roasted notes. Supple, round and harmonious on the palate, with a perfect woodiness and good varietal character.
Grape variety : 100% Viognier.
Nature of the soils : Almost all of our soils are composed of pink granite. We also have ‘gore’: a type of sandresulting from the erosion of the adjacent rocks, and gives the Gamay grapevariety near-perfect growing conditions in which to produce a light texture.
Plot namesand orientation : Les Cotes (Régnié). Les Grandes Terres (Chiroubles) Southwestfacing slopes.
Average age of the vines : 10 years old.
Alcohol : 13 % vol.
Vine tending : Simple Guyot pruning for wire-trained vines. Prunings minced and lefton the ground. 25% seeded sodded bands. Handpicked harvesting.
Vinification and maturing: Pneumatic pressing, cold setting of juice,fermentation in tanks at temperature ranging from 12°C (53.6°F) to 14°C(57.2°F). The maturing is performed in stainlesssteel vats and half in barrel
Tasting notes : Powerful nose, with tropical fruit notes (pineapple, mango) combinedwith weel-balanced roastings characters. On the palate, this wine is supple andround, harmonious, sweet woody aroma.
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