Saint Damien Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2023 Producer_Familia Larchago earth and red licorice

earth and red licorice

complex and fine

from Hoot the Redeemer in Edinburgh and his liqueur won him the third Gabriel Boudier Wizard Award Competition

Producer: Distillerie Bertrand

Tasting notes: Golden colour with amber tints

Saint Damien Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2023 Producer_Familia Larchago earth and red licorice80 % Grenache (1948), 20 % Mourvdre (2010). This wine is sourced from the lower terraced parcels of the Plan de Dieu lieu dit, in the commune of Viols. The Grenache vines are over 70 years old and come from two sites, one planted on red clay and the other on galets (smooth river worn pebbles). The younger Mourvdre vines are planted on sandy soil. The wine is fermented for 30 days in concrete vats, then matured for 10 months in a mix of concrete tanks