Product description
Recently acquired by Domaine Pierre Amadieu, these hand crafted wines are sourced from old vines and low yields (in some cases as low as 18 hectolitres per hectare, half the average yield in the Rhône). Grapes are hand-harvested and de-stemmed before fermentation with local yeasts in large cement vats, without pumping over or racking. The wines are fermented in old oak Burgundy barrels (‘pieces’). The reds are not fined or filtered.
The ‘Col du Débat‘ vineyard is high up on the slopes of the Ventabren Massif. Protected from the sun’s hottest rays, it bears the full brunt of the Mistral wind when it blows. Yields are just 18-20 hectolitres and just 250 – 650 cases are made each year. Aged for 12 months in oak, it is deep and intense with lots of ripe redcurrant and cherry fruits alongside earthy and spicy notes.
Click below to hear more about the wine, direct from Commercial Director Henri-Claude Amadieu:
Awards
60-year-old vines grown on a north-facing slope at 250m altitude. All destemmed, submerged cap, aged for two years then bottled without filtration. Bright, detailed and focussed aromatics - berry fruit and spice. Rounded, juicy and delicious. Full in body, but has lovely chiselled structure and piercing acidity. Very well judged, a real achievement. Perfectly balanced, and incredibly dynamic fruit.
- 94 pts MATT WALLS RHÔNE 2015 Special Report