Rhône Valley
L'Astrolabe - 2023 - Domaine Duseigneur
Bernard Duseigneur
A rich, complex nose with notes of blackcurrant, leather, long pepper, and hints of vanilla and undergrowth. The palate is powerful and well-balanced, fleshy and velvety, with a long, fresh finish, which all makes for an eminently drinkable wine, especially for such a sunny juice!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Biodynamic wine
- Designation
- Côtes du Rhône Villages AOP
- Degree of alcohol
- 14.5 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
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99% Syrah from 50-year-old vines farmed biodynamically, planted on deep sands and sandstone at 160 meters altitude. A parcel selection from north-facing slopes, in Côtes du Rhône Villages, cru Laudun. Hand-harvested. Vinification: total destemming, indigenous yeasts, maceration in cement vats, 12 months of ageing in 600-liter demi-muids with just a touch of new oak. Bottled at the Domaine without fining or filtration, sensible use of sulphur.

Bernard Duseigneur
Bernard Duseigneur arrived 20 years ago at the eponymous estate founded by his father, a true wine enthusiast who had just returned from Portugal. A beautiful family story that passes on from father to son, since Bernard initially worked with his brother, who eventually returned to his first passion: music, with his band Minha Terra (who happens to be a super nice cuvée at the Domaine!). The...
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