Château d'Esclans - Whispering Angel 2024
Château d'Esclans is located in La Motte en Provence, on elevated land near the Gorges de Pennafort, in Provence . In 1201, Gérard De Villeneuve, a member of a wealthy Marseille family, took possession of the château and most of the area of the Vallée d'Esclans, which was eventually sold in lots. Two brothers, Sauveur Louis Ranque and François Alexandre Ranque, were the next to own the château, then known as Terre d'Esclans. In 1875, they sold the property to Joseph Toussaint Caussemille, who made wooden matches near Marseille. In 1955, the Perraud family owned the property until 1994. At that time, it was purchased by a Swedish pension fund that produced a small amount of wine, and the remaining grapes were sold to neighboring winemakers. Sacha Lichine acquired Château d'Esclans in 2006. Today, there are 140 hectares of vines on the 427 hectares of the property.
Whispering Angel is a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Rolle (Vermentino) . The grapes are sorted and destemmed before light crushing, which is done at low temperatures to prevent oxidation. Both the free-run wine and the press wines are vinified in stainless steel vats. The lees are stirred twice a week.
Grape varieties: Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle (Vermentino)