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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Côtes du Vivarais Rouge
50% Syrah, 50% Grenache 40 years average Clay, Limestone 13.8 ha
Côtes du Vivarais Rouge "La Syrare"
Syrah 35 years average Clay .8 ha
Côtes du Vivarais Blanc
50% Grenache Blanc, 30% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne 40 years average Clay, Limestone 20 ha
Côtes du Vivarais Blanc “Fûts de Chêne”
50% Grenache Blanc, 30% Marsanne, 20% Roussanne 40 years average Clay, Limestone 20 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

• All grapes harvested by hand

• Fermentation is natural and wines are vinified in cement tanks

• Wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered


Côte du Vivarais Rouge:

• Vinification lasts about 20 days

• Pump-overs and punch-downs happen 3 to 4 times a day

• Wine is aged in neutral oak barrels for about 15 months


Côte du Vivarais “La Syrare”:

• Vinification lasts 1 to 1.5 months

• Pump-overs and punch-downs happen 3 to 4 times a day

• Wine is aged in new oak barrels for about 24 months


Côtes du Vivarais Blanc:

• Fermentation in stainless steel tank

• All grapes are fermented together

• Wine ages in stainless steel until bottling, 4 to 8 months after harvest


Côtes du Vivarais Blanc “Fûts de Chêne”:

• Fermentation and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tank

• All grapes are fermented together

• Aged 24 months in old 228-L barrels

General Information

Country
France
Region
Southern Rhône
Appellation(s)
Côtes du Vivarais
Producer
Alain Gallety
Founded
1974
Annual Production
4,500 cases
Farming
Organic (practicing)
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