This cuvée’s Syrah and Grenache hang on the vine especially long, imbuing the wine with concentration and vibrant power.
Growing Conditions
Continental with very hot summer, low rainfalls and dry due to the strong wind called "mistral"
The arid land is a veritable painter’s palette of optimal winegrowing soils, like sand and white clay. At this elevation, the cold Mistral wind sweeps up from the hills below, protecting the vines from disease and making it easier for Anne to employ organic and biodynamic farming practices. Carefully and manually managing the estate’s rows of native Rhône grape varieties, Anne keeps yields low and production small—producing no more than 40 barrels per year. She named her wines Sauvage, which translates to “wild,” inspired by her deep affection for the nature in these untamed hills. Like the foothills of Mont Ventoux, the wines are pure, dynamic, and refreshing.
Soil: clay soils
Vineyard Size: 10 ha
Vine Age (year planted): 1992
Harvest
The Syrah/Grenache is harvested late at an optimal ripeness.
Winemaking
Grapes are 100% destemmed, then macerated and fermented in concrete tanks for one month with indigenous yeasts and daily punchdowns.
SO2: 45ppm total
Aging
10 months aging in concrete tank.
Nose
This cuvee is very concentrated and powerful with notes of raspberry, blackcurrant, violet, prune, cocoa and cinnamon.
Palate
This cuvée’s Syrah and Grenache hang on the vine especially long, imbuing the wine with concentration and vibrant power. Raspberry and blackcurrant take the lead, with notes of violet, prune, cocoa, and cinnamon on the multifaceted palate.