Vacqueyras Rouge Les Aubes
Appellation
Vacqueyras
Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic (Demeter), Vegan
Varieties
80% Grenache, 20% Syrah
Vineyards & Viticulture
From 1.5 hectares across the Les Aubes and La Ponche lieux-dits in Vacqueyras, planted in the 1910s, 1970s and 1980s.
Soils
Les Aube: sand; La Ponche: sand and clay
Harvest & Vinification
Partial stem inclusion, with a long maceration and three weeks of vinification. Aged for 18 months, 90% in Stockinger foudres and 10% in terracotta amphorae, on the fine lees. Unfined and unfiltered.