Les Terres du Roy Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge 2024

Les Terres du Roy Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge

Region: Côtes-du-Rhône, Rhone, France

Vintage: 2023

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Mourvèdre

ABV: 14%

This Côtes du Rhône is ruby red in colour and has an enticing nose that is ripe and concentrated, full of dark fruits and liquorice. It is supple and rich, yet balanced with juicy acidity and fresh notes of black pepper and spice.

The vineyards are planted on soils covered with pebbles located on hills overlooking the Pujaut plain, seven kilometres north of Avignon. The vines are on average 40 years old and the vineyards are managed sustainably. Their location in the Southern Rhône produces riper and richer wines with a little more body than further north.

The grapes were macerated for 20-25 days in stainless-steel tanks. The wine was then fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks. No oak was used, resulting in a wine with intense and vibrant primary fruit character.

The name ‘Terres du Roy’, translates as ‘lands of the king’, with ‘roy’ being the old spelling for ‘roi’ (King) in French. These vineyards are seven kilometres north of Avignon on land which was once Lake Rochefort and Lake Pujaut. These lakes were artificially drained in 1612 to provide feuding parties with more land for agricultural use. Today, evidence of the lakes manifests in the vineyard's stony soils which are covered with pebbles and planted on hills overlooking the Pujaut plain. The vines are on average 40 years old and are farmed sustainably.