Domaine Gramenon Poignée de Raisins Côtes du Rhône 2021

Domaine Gramenon Poignée de Raisins Côtes du Rhône 2021

The domaine’s organic approach to viticulture and nonintervention in the cellar may strike some as rebellious, yet the Gramenons humbly point out that “thirty years ago, we called that ‘working normally’!”

In a landscape dominated by mass-market, technological Côtes-du-Rhône, however, these wines are anything but normal. Hand-harvesting, native yeast fermentations, élevage without any new oak, and negligible doses of sulfur are just a few of the factors that make Gramenon’s wines alive, expressive, and difficult to stop drinking.

Blend: Grenache

Appellation: Côtes-du-Rhône

Country: France

Region: Southern Rhône

Producer: Domaine Gramenon

Winemaker: Michèle Aubèry-Laurent & Maxime François Laurent

Vineyard: 4-30 Years

Soil: Clay, Limestone varied with gravel, galets roulés, and/or sand

Aging: Grapes macerate for 15 days in cement cuve, Wine ages for 12 months in barriques

Farming: Biodynamic (certified)

Alcohol: 14%

Natural Winemaking: Manual harvest sorted, maceration for 15 days in raw cement vats, partially destemmed harvest, fermentation in indigenous yeasts.