Cairanne AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE VILLAGES Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils The soils go from silty to red marls, mixed with large rounded limestone cobbles. Harvest & vinification Manual harvest followed by a strict sorting of the grapes. Traditional vinifications are handled separately for each grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation maintained at around [...]
AOP RASTEAU ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Soils are composed of sandy marls. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity with a rigorous sorting. Separate traditional vinifications are conducted for each grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation occurs at 26-28°C with a two three weeks’ maceration period. Malolactic fermentation [...]
AOP VACQUEYRAS ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Located at the foot of the « Dentelles de Montmirail » mountains, the soils are composed of clay, sands and rolled pebbles. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity with a meticulous sorting. Grapes are destemed and crushed. Separate traditional [...]
AOP GIGONDAS ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Alluvial terraces with stony red-clay soils. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity with a meticulous sorting. Separate traditional vinifications are conducted for each grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation occurs at 26-28°C with a tree weeks’ maceration period. Wines are partly [...]
AOP BEAUMES DE VENISE ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Predominantly calcareous marls. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity. Traditional vinifications are handled separately for each grape variety. Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation with 2 weeksmacerations. Malolactic fermentation. Blending of the wines and bottling. Grape Varieties [...]
PLAN DE DIEU AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE VILLAGES ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Soils are mostly composed of limestone pebbles and brown clay. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity. Separate traditional vinifications are conducted for each grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation occurs at 26-28°C with a two weeks’ maceration [...]
AOP TAVEL ROSÉ Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils The only AOC in the Rhone Valley to produce Rosé wines exclusively. Soils are mostly sandy. Harvest & vinification Cold pellicular maceration for 12 to 24 hours. Direct pressing, settling and low temperature alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Grape [...]
AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE VILLAGES ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Predominantly stony clay-limestone soils located on gentle slopes. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity. Destemming, crushing and vatting of the crop. Alcoholic fermentation and macerations of approximately 2 weeks are handled separately for each grape variety. Malolactic fermentation [...]
AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Soils are mostly composed of clay and limestone. Harvest & vinification Harvest occurs at optimum maturity and ripeness for this Côtes du Rhône. Traditional vinification with grapes handled separately. Alcoholic fermentation between 26 and 28°C. Malolactic fermentation and ageing in stainless steel [...]
AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE ROSÉ Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Alluvial terraces composed of limestones gravels. Harvest & vinification The grapes are directly pressed. Settling and low temperature alcoholic fermentation in order to preserve the fresh fruitiness of the wine. Blending of the wines and bottling. Grape Varieties Grenache - [...]
AOP CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE BLANC Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Soils are mostly composed of clay and limestone. Harvest & vinification Early harvest allows to maintain the vivid nature of the wine. Separate cold pellicular maceration in the press by grape variety. Settling of the wine followed by a temperature controlled alcoholic [...]
AOP VENTOUX ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Mediterranean climate moderated by the nearby Ventoux mounts. Soils are mostly red. Harvest & vinification Grapes are harvested at optimum maturity. Separate traditional vinifications are conducted for each grape variety. Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation with a two three weeks’ maceration period. Malolactic [...]
AOP COSTIÈRES DE NÎMES ROUGE Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Soils are composed of stone alluvium from the quaternary era, that came from the Rhone and Durance rivers. Harvest & vinification Traditional vinification are handled separately for each grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation maintained at around 26 to 29°C with an [...]
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Region Southern Rhone Valley - France Soils Predominantly sandy limestone soils covered in rolled pebbles. Harvest & vinification Manual harvest followed by a strict sorting of the grapes. Traditional vinifications are handled separately for each grape variety. Alcoholic fermentation maintained at around 26 and 28°C with two to three weeks maceration. The [...]
