AOP Côtes du Rhône Villages VALREAS
Domaine Grande Bellane
The family owned vineyards lie in beautiful hilly countryside and are cultivated organically with no artificial fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides. The wine has been made without any animal based products. This wine is the most representative Cuvée of the vintage, and has been produced with minimal treatment. The result is a wonderful, natural wine which may form a deposit over time.
Style
A wonderfully rich, spicy full bodied red wine with delightful aromas of nutmeg, cinnamon and wild herbs
Soil
Chalky-clayey with large pebbles, altitude 400m
Grape varieties
50% Grenache, 50% Syrah
Yield
40 hl/ha
Average age of the vines
25 years
Residual sugar
< 2,5 gr/l
Vinification
We carefully monitor the fruit maturity and flavour development during the harvest time by tasting the grape berry. Grapes are harvested at their optimum in order to optimize the concentration and a soft tannin structure. Then the fruit are immediatly destemmed and gently crushed. During the fermentation period, the temperature is carefully controlled between 18 and 28°C. It last for 3 weeks to ensure a soft tannin, colour and flavour extraction from the skins.
We use only native yeast, the wine is not sweetened or aromatized in order to protect the typicity of the terroir and the vintage.
Serving temperature
17°C
Serving suggestions
Best served at room temperature, ideally after decanting or some hours of aeration. It is especially good when drunk with full flavoured food including red meat and cheese.
