Le Vieux Logis Organic Cotes du Rhone Villages 2022
Country
France
Region
Southern Rhone
Producer
Cave de Cairanne
Grape(s)
Grenache (50%)
Syrah (30%)
Carignan (20%)
Type
Red
Style
Fruity
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Not applicable
Alcohol Content
14.5%
Closure Style
Diam
Organic/Biodynamic
Organic
Sustainable
Yes-sustainable practices
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No
Region
The Southern Rhone is home to many famous appellations with a great variety of soils and microclimates, though in general sees ideal growing conditions that are warm and dry, with the Mistral wind proving a defining feature. Grenache forms the backbone of southern Rhône blends, including Châteauneuf du Pape, Gigondas and Vacqueyras. With a range of varieties grown, the region sees a range of styles produced from quality red and white wines to the aromatic dessert wine Muscat de Beaumes de Venise.
Producer
A co-operative founded in 1929 with only 7 wine growers, Cave de Carainne has now grown to include group of 65 wine growers across the Rhône. Since its inception the co-operative has helped grow the name for the village of Cairanne and was key in creating Carainne AOC in mid-2018. The fruit from each winemaker across some of the top appellations in the southern Rhône is entrusted to head winemaker Denis Crespo who brought Cave de Cairanne back to the limelight in 2015. Supremely talented and with a passion for minimalist winemaking, he has enabled the now organically certified winery to produce a multitude of award-winning, top-quality wines.
Tasting Notes
A classic Rhône blend of Grenache, Syrah and Carignan, this wine is made from grapes with a focus on maturity and quality. To reveal the vibrant fruit character in the wine, cold maceration takes place after fermentation and 6 weeks of daily pumping over and punching down helps to draw as much personality from the grape skins as possible. Aged in concrete tanks for 6 months before bottling, the wine is a beautiful deep cherry red colour. On the nose, red fruit aromas of candied cherry, strawberry, violets and aniseed. The palate shows a concentrated, rich structure with a generous finish and pleasantly rounded tannins.
Food
Perfect with a spicy tagine, red grilles or roasted meat
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