Rhône Valley
Les Terres Blanches Vieilles Vignes - 2021 - Nicolas Renaud
Clos des Grillons
A dark hued juice, with complex notes of blackberries, cherry, raspberry and spices... Palate: deep, beautiful, fruity tannins, a harmonious marriage between power and freshness… with a spicy finish. Decanting is recommended in its youth.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 14.5 %
- To drink from
- 2023 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
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A blended cuvée of 85% Grenache Noir and 15% Carignan, from century-old vines farmed biodynamically. Vinifications are separated by grape variety: for the Carignan, fermentation of whole bunches for one week; for the Grenache, long maceration of the destemmed grapes, and all this without sulphur. Maturation for 10 months in barrels that have seen several wines. Unfined, unfiltered, bottled with a very light dose of sulphites.

Nicolas Renaud
Nicolas Renaud is a thirty-something winemaker settled since 2007 just next to Tavel and Avignon. His adventure began in 2003 when Nicolas, a disciple of Eric Pfifferling of the Domaine de l'Anglore , decided to trade his career in public education for the hard but liberating profession of a vigneron. Formerly a professor of history and geography, he got trained into his new profession at...
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