Val Des Rois Le Petit Roy
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50% Grenache, 50% Syrah REGION: Valréas, Southern Rhone, France AVG ELEVATION: 1,312 feet AVG AGE OF VINES: 40 years
Intense garnet color with aromas of black cherry, blueberry and chocolate. Great balance between freshness and power with finessed tannins.
A great pairing with game meats like venison, elk or lamb. Try with roasted rack of lamb, bbq pork or grilled portabella mushrooms.
Manual harvest with partial destemming to avoid green tannins.
All the vinification was carried out without adding sulphites before bottling, hence rates of very low SO2.
Grenache maceration is fairly short and slightly longer for the Syrah to obtain the right tannins. Aged in concrete for 1 year before bottling.
Val des Rois translates to “Valley of the King” and is nestled in the hills outside of Valréas in Southern Rhône. Valréas is one of the rare areas in the south producing a fresh style of Côtes du Rhône Villages. The pure limestone slopes are found among the rolling hills, peaking at over 1300 feet elevation. Through a combination of
organic farming and cool climate fruit, Val des Rois wines reflect balance and purity at the highest caliber.
A family tradition in his 9th generation Romain Bouchard left Burgundy, the land of his ancestors, winemakers since the 17th century, to plant his vineyard and create his cellar in 1965 on the Valréas t
Annabelle Red Blend
Vintage: 2021
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