DOMAINE GRAMENON - La Sagesse 2020
Domaine Gramenon was created in 1978 and is located in Montbrison-Sur-Lez in Drôme Provençale, at the bottom of the first pre-Alps foothills. The domain stands at a 350-metres altitude in the most northern part of the southern Côtes du Rhône area. It is managed by Michèle Aubery and her son Maxime François Laurent. The originality of the terroir inGramenon comes from the limestone barrier (tidal system) formerly covered by the sea (86 million years ago). Each wine plant planted comes from the massal selection of the vineyard. The vineyard has been cultivated since its creation in 1978 in a natural and organic way but officially obtained the biodynamic Demeter certification in 2010.
La Sagesse is made from old Grenache vines aged from 50 to 70 years, and cultivated on three plots of land. The harvest is manual, part of the grapes is destemmed followed by a 15-days maceration in concrete vats. Ageing lasts 12 months in barrels and demi-muids.
Grape variety: 100% Grenache