Domaine Rouge-Bleu Mistral Sainte Cécile Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 2018

Domaine Rouge-Bleu Mistral Sainte Cécile Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages 2018

VINIFICATION: The hand-harvested grapes are crushed but not destemmed before being put into traditional concrete tanks for wild yeast fermentation. The mature stems have been kept in order to aerate the must during fermentation, allowing us to naturally maintain a lower temperature of fermentation and bringing different nuances of tannin and acidity to the wine.

Maceration of 17-21 days with gentle pump-overs. Matured for 24 months minimum, first in old French oak barrels then in uncoated concrete tank. Bottled at the Domaine with minimal sulphite addition.

Situated in Sainte-Cecile-Les-Vignes, Domaine Rouge-Bleu follows biodynamic principles on all of its 8.5ha, of which half rest in the Cotes du Rhône Villages Sainte Cecile appellation.

Our low yields are the natural outcome of old, deep rooted vines that sit on a stony soil of ancient riverbed and garrigue. Coupled with the Mediterranean climate of long, hot, dry summers and the rot-inhibiting Mistral wind, our vineyard is the perfect environment for berry maturation.