Tardieu-Laurent is essentially a super-selective négociant-éleveur, family owned and run. Michel Tardieu is at the helm working alongside with his oenologist son Bastien with his wife Michelle and daughter Camille on administration. The concept of the company centres around Michel’s and increasingly Bastien’s Tardieu's abilities in sourcing small parcels of designated wines from quality fruit, then taking care of their élevage in the Tardieu’s cellar in Lourmarin. Michel has worked tirelessly to build relationships with small growers, over many years, encouraging best practice and sourcing, in the main, low production, old vine fruit. It is Michel’s and Bastien’s meticulous attention to detail, which makes these wines so special.
"80% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne
Intensely gold, this offers a complex blend of super-ripe, honeyed grapes, lime marmalade, warm lemon drizzle cake and delicate spice on the nose. The palate is similarly layered. A similar fruit profile prevails, set within a seductive frame, but with a sense of precision and direction; an attractive mineral tension, finishing with an upbeat, elegant flair – long.
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Marsanne/Roussanne
ABV 13.5%
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Michel Tardieu is a micro négociant-éleveur, based in Lourmarin, Provence, producing wines from the Northern and Southern Rhone.
The Rhône wine region comprises two discrete vineyard areas whose landscapes, soils, climates and even grapes vary significantly, resulting in distinctly different wine styles.