Domaine des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Rouge

Château des Tours

Domaine des Tours Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Rouge

Producer
Château des Tours

Country
France

Region
Rhône Valley

Sub-Region
Southern Rhône

Appellation
Vin de Pays du Vaucluse

Farming
Sustainable, Organic

Varietals
Grenache, Counoise, Syrah, Cinsault, Merlot

Vineyards & Viticulture
Forty hectares of vineyards situated in the Vacqueyras area a few kilometers north of Sarrians were purchased by the Reynaud family in 1935. The old maison is flanked on both sides by tall towers (hence Des Tours). Emmanuel took over this château from his father Bernard (Jacques' brother) in 1989. The vineyards are tended with organic methods, manually plowed, harvested much later than other producers, and centered around a reverence for old-vine Grenache.

Soils
Gravelly alluvium

Harvest & Vinification
During vinification, each varietal of every vineyard is fermented separately in oak casks, with assemblage taking place in enamel-lined tanks before bottling. The maceration ranges from 12 to 15 days, and fermentation is allowed to begin naturally with no inoculation of yeasts. The wine is then aged for 12 months, with the Merlot aged in barriques (30% new).