This comes from three sites around Châteauneuf. 40% Grenache Blanc (60+ years old), 25% Roussanne, 20% Clairette, 10% Bourboulenc and 5% Piquepoul. This has a fabulous vinous richness and salty/chalky minerality – a real terroir wine. Fermented and aged for nine months in new, one- and two-year old barrels. 13.5% abv.
"Michel Tardieu says that, in Burgundian terms, it would be a Pouilly-Fuissé... "
The Rhône wine region comprises two discrete vineyard areas whose landscapes, soils, climates and even grapes vary significantly, resulting in distinctly different wine styles.