$293.50
Total: $293.50
$293.50
Total: $293.50
2023 Cave D Estezargues Domaine Des Genestas Côtes du Rhône Villages
150 in stock
$35.00
Description
Named for the Spanish broom plants (“genet”) thriving in the vineyard, this single-site Côtes du Rhône blends 60% Grenache with Mourvèdre and a touch of Counoise for a spicy lift. Vines range from 20 to 80 years old, rooted in red clay and stones. After a three-week maceration, the wine is aged 10 months in enamel-lined tanks and bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Ruby red with an amethyst rim, the nose offers smoky cassis, blackberry, dried orange peel, and sweet spice. The palate is plush and vibrant, delivering red and black fruits, brambly tannins, and a supple finish of orange zest and black pepper—perfect for grilled dishes. An exceptional value, made at a Co-Op but with true character and depth.
Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues is a co-operative cellar in the small town of Estézargues which is located near Avignon. Les Vignerons D’Estézargues is truly unique in the wine world. All over France the co-op still plays a very important role in the production and sale of wine. Co-ops receive grapes from members and then make wine from them, this wine is made in large batches and grapes from many different vineyards are vinified together; the focus is on producing wine in quantity. Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues takes a fundamentally different approach; starting
in 1995 the ten different growers in this co-op began to vinify their wine separately and make single cuvées from their best plots.
On the heels of the single cuvée evolution Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues began to practice natural winemaking. Possibly one of the only co-ops in the world to do so, Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues uses no external yeasts, no filtering, no fining and no enzymes are employed on the grapes during the winemaking process. Michael Trebillon is one of the men behind Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues, he grows the fruit for Domaine les Genestas and Denis Deschamps makes the wine and their efforts have been hailed by wine lovers and critics around the world. – taken from Jenny & Francois selections
