2016 Dm La Remejeanne Côtes du Rhône Les Chevrefeuilles Rouge Organic, Rhone Valley

This blend comes from hillside vines with an average altitude of 250 metres, grown on loess/limestone soils, and holding both south and east expositions. A blend of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan, as well as some Marselan (from some old vines of a rarely seen hybrid that Olivier Klein likes for the acidity it brings to the blend), this is perhaps the spiciest of the Réméjeanne wines we ship. The grapes are sorted and mostly destemmed before a natural ferment in concrete tank. The Carignan grapes are however fermented carbonic style. There is no sulphur used during the vinification, and the wine then spends a year in tank prior to bottling (unfined).

It's a lovely wine of great finesse that offers complex aromas and flavours of mulberry, raspberry, licorice and musk along with hints of violets, thyme, bay leaf and white pepper. There’s a beautifully silky texture leading to a super spicy, bright and refreshing close that scents the mouth after swallowing. There’s also some fine powdery tannins (typical of the limestone-rich soils of Sabran). As always, this handcrafted, character-filled wine is a world away from your generic, mass-volume Côtes du Rhône. It offers terrific class and bang for the money. Enjoy.

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