Le Serre du Rieu

Domaine Santa Duc

Le Serre du Rieu

Producer
Domaine Santa Duc

Country
France

Region
Rhône Valley

Sub-Region
Southern Rhône

Appellation
Vacqueyras

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter), Vegan

Varietals
90% Clairette, 10% Bourboulenc

Vineyards & Viticulture
0.5-hectare plot located on the foothills of a small hill at the foot of which flows a stream. 50-year-old vines.

Soils
Piedmont sand

Harvest & Vinification
The grapes are hand-picked into crates and sorted manually in the vineyard before a second, table sorting in the cellar. Pressing in a pneumatic press in whole bunches. Light static overnight settling by cold. Racking to the cellar in the basement. Fermentation in stoneware jar and demi-muid without temperature control with daily stirring. Aging for ten months on the lees in a stoneware jar and in a old Stockinger oak demi-muid. Bottling without fining or filtration.