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ORIGINAL TERROIR
Top of hillsides and rolled pebbles mainly on Courthézon then on Bédarrides and Orange.
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GRAPE VARIETIES
Grenache 90%, Mourvèdre 5%, Syrah 5%
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WINEMAKING
Destemming, vatting for 25 days in stainless steel vats, daily destemming and pumping over. Fermentation temperature 28 to 30°C.
Aged for 12 months in barrels to give it roundness and aromatic complexity. -
AGING
12 months in barrels including 1/3 new barrels then in bottle before marketing.
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TASTING TIPS
Drink now or can be kept for 6-10 years. Serve between 15°-17°C.
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SUPPORT ADVICE
It goes well with all dishes with sauces such as Provencal stew, duck breast with porcini mushroom sauce, venison with cranberries and mature cheeses.
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AWARDS
2022 vintage: 89-92pts Jeb Dunnuck
2019 vintage: 93 Pts Parker // 91 Pts Suckling // 90 Pts Vinous
2017 vintage: 93 Pts Wine Enthusiast, Or Avignon, Or Féminalise, Or Macon
2016 vintage: 94 Pts Wine Enthusiast, Or Pertuis , Gold Féminalise
Vintage 2015: 91 Pts James Suckling, Gold Gilbert & Gaillard
Vintage 2013: 91 Pts Vinous, Gold Avignon
Vintage 2012: Gold Féminalise, Gold Berliner, Silver IWC & IWSC, 16 Pts Jancis Robinson