Sélène Esprit du Rhône, AOC Côtes du Rhône Villages Laudun, Blanc, 2023

This "Esprit du Rhône" wine carries the heavy burden of representing the wines of the Côtes du Rhône appellation. This appellation represents singular products due to the typicality of the soil bordering this river, but also strong of its so particular wind " the Mistral ". This cuvée will highlight the typicality of the terroir of the Côtes du Rhône Village Laudun appellation. This wine is therefore born from a selection of plots in order to highlight the qualitative aspect of this appellation, and to sublimate the typicity of the terroir which makes the wines of our House so unique.

The 2023 vintage, despite a dry winter, witnessed the vines beginning their cycle. A rainy spring energized growth, especially for the Grenache. Summer heat exceeding 40°C affected yields, but the grape quality remains excellent, resulting in robust red wines, aromatic whites, and a vibrant character for the rosés.

This cuvée comes from a vineyard stretching around the village of Laudun on the right bank of the Rhône in southeatern France.

Selection is carried out on vines grown on a rolled pebble ("galets roulés") terroir down hillsides near Camp de César, a 200m limestone plateau behind the village of Laudun. Poor clay and limestone soil.

Slow and progressive direct pressing. Fermentation in temperature controlled vats.