Rasteau Rouge Les Adrés
Appellation
AOP Rasteau
Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter)
Varietals
70% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 10% Mouvedre
Vineyards & Viticulture
60-year-old vines, gobelet pruned. 3,500 vines/ha. Yield of 10 to 15 hl/ha for the Grenache and 20 hl/ha for the Carignan and Mourvèdre.
Soils
Clay and limestone soils rich in blue marls
Harvest & Vinification
The harvest is destemmed, lightly crushed and put into cement vats. The grapes are macerated for 20 days at a temperature of 25°C. Native yeast fermentation in concrete tanks. The grapes are pressed just before the end of the alcoholic fermentation. Aged in amphora and old barrels on the fine lees for 20 months.
