Rhône Valley
Le Rendez Vous - 2021 - Florence et Olivier Leriche
Domaine des Accoles
A cuvée that’s all about pleasure, redolent of cherry, blackcurrant and blackberry, and already evolving towards subtle notes of forest floor and smoke. With a sunny palate, this is generous yet intense juice, perfectly balanced with lovely concentration.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
100% Grenache, from 25- to 30-year-old vines, farmed biodynamically and Demeter-certified, planted in several parcels on the same slope. The grapes are harvested by hand over 3 weeks, with the first picked just under ripe. Vinification: the grapes are macerated 8 days with 50% in whole bunches, followed by maturation in vats for 80% and in barrels that have seen several wines for 20%. After one year of maturation, the wine is blended and placed in vats for another 3 months. Bottled without fining or filtration, and just a microdose of sulphur.
Florence et Olivier Leriche
Florence and Olivier Leriche, partners in life and in the vineyard, are the winemakers behind Domaine des Accoles, an 18-ha biodynamic estate in Saint-Marcel d'Ardèche. Accoles (which means terraces in the ancient Occitan language) was founded in 2011, but the talented duo had already made a name for themselves in the wine world much earlier. After studies in agricultural engineering in...
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