Le Vieux Logis Organic Rasteau 2022
Country
France
Region
Southern Rhone
Producer
Cave de Cairanne
Grape(s)
Grenache (50%)
Mourvèdre (30%)
Syrah (20%)
Type
Red
Style
Spicy
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
Originally an appellation exclusively producing fortified sweet wines, Rasteau was given full AOC status for creating dry wines in 2010. Located 15 miles northeast of Châteauneuf-du-Pape the wines share a similarity in fantastic quality wines from the southern Rhône. This wine sees a 6-week cool fermentation to preserve the unique personality of the wine followed by 10 months of ageing in concrete tanks to add complexity and subtle oxidative flavours. The nose is powerful, concentrated with black fruits, black olive and spices. This is confirmed by the palate and tied together by present but beautifully silky tannins.
Food
Serve with any beef dish, roasted lamb, poultry liver salad or game in a meat sauce.
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