Xavier Vignon Côtes du Rhône Villages 2020 'Fortune' (Arcane series)

From various appellations of the Southern Rhône Valley including Vacqueyras, Gigondas and Beaumes-de-Venise, the wine also represents a diversity of ancestral clones from the Southern Rhône region. Grenache dominates but the strawberry perfume of the Cinsault shines through well.

Drinking Dates: 2024 to 2030+

Cépagement: 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 20% Mourvèdre.

Soil: The emphasis was deliberately placed on the diversity of soils allowing a beautiful expression of the grapes: Triassic, limeston

Upbringing: The Cinsault was vatted and then bled to the extreme with open drainage for several days. This made it possible to enrich the must with a solid quantity of Cinsault without adding the liquid volume. The Grenache was bled so the juice could be added without matter. Fermentation and long maceration at moderate temperature with a little Mourvèdre which completed the whole.

Mostly matured in Wine Globe: 220-liter glass vats allowing aging and vinification in small, separate volumes.

ABV: 14.5%

"Restrained nose, showing complex aromas of petrichor, redcurrant, smoked meats and earthy nuances. Elegant and harmonious on the palate." 92/100 (Decanter)