Domaine Saint-Étienne Les Albizzias Côtes-du-Rhône Bio

The story began with Michel Chapoutier, a unique man with a thirst for knowledge, definitely one of a kind. He seeks to discover and reflect the full potential of his terroirs and let the soils express their true character.
This now forms the basis of the M. CHAPOUTIER ethos to reveal the very best of what the soils have to offer.

This domain held a twin appeal for M. CHAPOUTIER: a vineyard already converted to organic in Montfrin in Gard county, and a section in Costières de Nîmes, where the company did not yet own vineyards. The first visit to this beautifully-maintained vineyard was promising, and in 2018, a range of appellations – Côtes-du-Rhône, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages, Costières de Nîmes and Pays d’Oc – have been produced.

The vineyard plots are located in the commune of Montfrin. This wine comes from a soil composed of deep red clay and siliceous pebbles of various sizes brought by the sea some several million years ago.

Organic wine

For more info, visit M. Chapoutier website.

VARIETALS
Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan

VINTAGE
2023

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Description

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14.5%

APPEARANCE
Bright crimson red with light pink tints.

NOSE
Notes of laurel and crushed strawberries laced with a few floral notes (lilies).

PALATE
The intense black fruit (blackberries, blackcurrants, cherries) and garrigue scrubland notes are a perfect foil for this wine’s silky tannins which create the lovely complexity so characteristic of the Côtes-du-Rhône.

AGEING
Maturing in concrete tanks on the fine lees for a period of 7-10 months.

PAIRING
At its best with Nîmes-style aubergines with Camargue rice.

READINESS FOR DRINKING
Drink now or in the next 3 to 5 years.

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