Rhône Valley
Cinsault - 2022 - Charlotte and Aurélien Houillon
Domaine Houillon
A very fresh nose of red fruits, raspberry and spice. Palate: a light, smooth and fruit-forward juice, balanced by its wonderful length on the palate. It’s eminently gulpable!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 11 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2028
- rock’n’roll
A 100% Cinsault cuvée, from vines about thirty years old, farmed organically and planted on a 15-are parcel of slightly sandy, clayey-limestone soils, facing southwest. The grapes are handpicked and carefully sorted in the vineyard. Vinification: the grapes are destemmed, three weeks of maceration in stainless steel tanks, gentle pressing to preserve the fruit, and 6 months of maturation in stainless steel tanks. Bottled at the estate without fining or filtration, without added sulphur.
Aurélien Houillon
Charlotte and Aurélien Houillon… their name may ring a bell! Aurélien is none other than the brother of Emmanuel Houillon, and like him was initiated into the secrets of the vine and natural wine by Pierre Overnoy, and took part in the adventure of his famous Pupillin estate. The savoir-faire instilled in him would then be put into practice elsewhere and upon other grape varieties, notably...
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