Vrac - Cotes du Rhone (3L)
Price: $29.98
| Producer | Vrac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Subregion | Cotes du Rhone |
| Varietal | Red Blend |
| Sku | 10048 |
Vrac Description
VRAC Cotes du Rhone is made from fruit grown in the southern Rhone valley. 90% of the fruit is de-stemmed, with the remaining 10% left as whole clusters. Fermentation occurs in open concrete and stainless steel vats. After pressing, the wine is aged in steel tanks. In the old-school approach, a Cotes du Rhone red wine would almost always have seen some barrel—the same barrels sometimes used for too many vintages—leaving the opportunity for brettanomyces or other unfavorable bacterial life to flourish and become part of the aromatic profile, often noted as “barnyard”. But in the new school of winemaking, every attempt is made to capture the freshness of fruit while leaving room for the stony minerality to show through, so no oak is used at all. The result is a delicious, fresh wine that delivers a true sense of place.
