Alcohol: 14.1%
Grape(s): 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah
Localization: Cotes du Rhone Villages, Rhone Valley, France
Tasting Notes: A natural, frank, and typical red wine from the southern Côtes-du-Rhône, a blend of old Grenache and Syrah over 60 years old. The Vieilles Vignes cuvée carries the richness of its terroir and a beautiful energy. It offers a velvety wine with long notes of red fruits, blackcurrant, black cherries and spicy blackberries
The Domain: Winemaker Jean T'Kint bought Domaine de La Banate in 2011 and immediately began its conversion to organic farming, applying natural methods that promote the life of the soil and the balance of the vine. The 4-hectare parcel is hand-harvested in order to select only ripe and healthy bunches. The natural vinification from the grape's own yeasts, without additives, and estate-bottling testify to the desire to offer a frank, lively wine faithful to the best of tradition. The deep, draining and cool clay-sandy soil, as well as the altitude (340m) give the wines of Rousset-les-Vignes a touch of exceptional acidity and a freshness unequaled among southern Côtes-du-Rhône.
Buy 6 bottles of regularly priced (not on sale) wines and receive 5% off.
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We would consider all wine to be "Natural". The term "Natural Wine" has the connotation of lacking a touch with nature. The winegrowers we champion are those who are farmers first. They seek to capture the uniqueness of the site (terroir) in the purest way possible. The product is as pure as possible and without wine-making flaws (brettanomyces, mercaptans, volatile acidity, etc.
Raw, in this case, we define as realistic and not manipulated. The winemakers use the least amount of intervention as possible. Wine should be made in the vineyard, not the cellar. The winemaker's job is to get the wine into the bottle in the purest form possible. There are additives that go into making wine, some are essential and some are not. Wines in this category do not have extra additives. They are free of added sulfur, or have the most minimal amounts possible in order to provide shelf stability for the consumer to experience the wine as the winemaker intended it to be.