Cave De Rasteau LES VIGUIERS Rose Cotes du Rhone

Cave De Rasteau LES VIGUIERS Blanc Cotes du Rhone from France, Rhone, Cotes du Rhone by Cave De Rasteau (12 x 75 cl)

Cave De Rasteau LES VIGUIERS Rouge Cotes du Rhone from France, Rhone, Cotes du Rhone by Cave De Rasteau (12 x 75 cl)

Cave De Rasteau RASTEAU TRADITION Cotes du Rhone-Villages from France, Rhone, Cotes du Rhone-Villages by Cave De Rasteau (12 x 75 cl)

Cave De Rasteau RASTEAU PRESTIGE Cotes du Rhone-Villages from France, Rhone, Cotes du Rhone-Villages by Cave De Rasteau (12 x 75 cl)

Cave De Rasteau LES HAUTS DU VILLAGE Cotes du Rhone-Villages from France, Rhone, Cotes du Rhone-Villages by Cave De Rasteau (6 x 75 cl)

The Cave de Cairanne is a small growers co-operative based around the ancient town of Cairanne itself, in the southern Rhone. The Cairanne cellar was created in 1929 by vintners united to ensure the joint vinification of their harvest and the defence of their common interests. Since 1929 three generations have inherited the vines and the Cairanne cellar has continued to prosper, today it has 260 members. Out of the 16 villages allowed to use their own name for the production of Cote du Rhone Village, Cairanne wines are known to be amongst the most prestigious. Sourced from vineyards located in the village of Cairanne in the département of Vaucluse, on the left bank of the River Rhône. The vines are planted on clay and limestone hillsides that are covered with small pebbles and yield around 52hl/ha, except for the Carignan, which is from old vines and yields considerably less quantity, but higher quality fruit. These slopes are gentle and well exposed to the sun. 90% of the destemmed grapes are vinified using the traditional method of 5 to 7 days maceration at a high temperature to maximize texture and stability. 10% is vinified by carbonic maceration in order to extract a maximum of fruit. There is no oak used in vinification and the wine is bottled young for early consumption. A blend of 76% Grenache, 8% Syrah, 8% Carignan and 8% Cinsault this wine has engaging aromas of red fruit, garrigue and spices. Medium bodied and supple with a generous amount of succulently textured ripe forest fruit, fine grained, soft structure and a clean, moreish finish. (6 x 75 cl)

The Cave de Cairanne is a small growers co-operative based around the ancient town of Cairanne itself, in the southern Rhone. The Cairanne cellar was created in 1929 by vintners united to ensure the joint vinification of their harvest and the defence of their common interests. Since 1929 three generations have inherited the vines and the Cairanne cellar has continued to prosper, today it has 260 members. Out of the 16 villages allowed to use their own name for the production of Cote du Rhone Village, Cairanne wines are known to be amongst the most prestigious. Sourced from vineyards located in the village of Cairanne in the département of Vaucluse, on the left bank of the River Rhône. The vines are planted on clay and limestone hillsides that are covered with small pebbles and yield around 52hl/ha, except for the Carignan, which is from old vines and yields considerably less quantity, but higher quality fruit. These slopes are gentle and well exposed to the sun. 90% of the destemmed grapes are vinified using the traditional method of 5 to 7 days maceration at a high temperature to maximize texture and stability. 10% is vinified by carbonic maceration in order to extract a maximum of fruit. There is no oak used in vinification and the wine is bottled young for early consumption. A blend of 76% Grenache, 8% Syrah, 8% Carignan and 8% Cinsault this wine has engaging aromas of red fruit, garrigue and spices. Medium bodied and supple with a generous amount of succulently textured ripe forest fruit, fine grained, soft structure and a clean, moreish finish. Available in half bottles. (12 x 37.5 cl)

Domaine Martin LES SOMMETS DE RASTEAU Rouge Cotes du Rhone Village Rasteau from France, Rhone, Rasteau by Domaine Martin Powerful Reds (12 x 75 cl)

Great care is taken from the vineyard to the winery when making this wine. The vineyard is cultivated without herbicides, chemical fertilizers or synthetic products. Small amounts of copper and sulphur are utilised in addition to fertilizers derived from animal and vegetal compost. The soil is ploughed by horse three times a year to preserve the natural balance and to avoid erosion and compression of the soil. When ready the grapes are manually picked and carefully sorted grape by grape. The harvest is destemmed, lightly crushed and put into cement vats, next alcoholic fermentation starts due to natural yeasts. The grapes are then macerated for 20 days at a temperature of 25°C and the Free run juice is pumped over the must every 4 days. The grapes are pressed just before the end of the alcoholic fermentation and the wine is matured in cement vats on fine lees for 20 months. Part of the wine is matured in barrel to enhance aromatic complexity. (12 x 75 cl)