Grape variety : 50% Syrah, 50% Mourvèdre.
Appellation : AOP Costières de Nîmes
Colour : Red
Terroir : Rolled pebbles from the Durance river (which flowed through the valley well before the Rhône).
Vine age : Plot selection.
Yield : 32 hl/ha.
Winemaking process : Run juice transferred into 400 liter new barrels. Malolactic fermentation in barrel and 2 year ageing.
Tasting : Nice ruby colour. Cherry aromas and mineral notes. This powerful, elegant wine, long on the palate and not woody, perfectly expresses the depth of Costières de Nîmes soils.
Serving temperature : 16° - 18°C.
Food pairing : Game (venison, hare), capon, rack of lamb with Provence herbs, monkfish filet with garlic crust.
Ageing potential : 6 - 10 years.
Notes & awards
Millésime 2016
- 91 pts Wine Spectator
- 16/20 + Coup de coeur Bettane+Desseauve
- 1 Etoile Guide Hachette 2019
Millésime 2015