The parcel
The vineyard plot named “Le Tinal” is located at the top of a south-east facing hillside overlooking the Rhône. It is a steep slope with soil made up of biotite (granite sand) and rocks. Vineyard: Average age: 35 years, 8,000 vines/ha. Grape variety: Viognier. Culture: Environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Winemaking & ageing
Whole-bunch pressing, followed by light settling and immediate transfer to Burgundy barrels. Alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation, in Burgundy barrels. Ageing: 14 months on the lees in Burgundy barrels, under reductive conditions, without racking, with lees stirring and no SO2.
Tasting notes
Solar, creamy and fresh. Its fine touches of fruit and floral notes give way to a sappy and sapid palate. It is a seductive wine with lovely bitterness which brings a nice tension to the palate. This wine is suitable for aging; it will express its mineral origins with age.
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