Domaine Notre Dame des Pallières Rasteau La Coudoulière

This Rasteau with a brilliant purple colour exudes aromas of coffee, black fruits and cherries. The finish is persistent and elegant.

The wine is made from vines planted in the Ratanaud, the summit between the valleys of the Aygues and the Ouvèze. This is the exceptional terroir composed of red-brown marn (compacted sand & alluvial clay, with a high iron content) covered with river stones, the subsoil is grey clay, algees from origin.This area is probably the only area in the South of France where we can find such soil on root level, and giving exceptional wines. Due to the altitude (+360 metres), the vines enjoy freshness during the night and many sunshine hours during the day, increasing herewith the complexity of the wine, already high because of the soil.The gobelet pruned vines are all hand-harvested, only the best grapes are picked at perfect maturity, of course.
The grapes are destemmed and enjoy a long maceration of over 30 days with temperature control, pumping over and cap-punching. Most is done by gravity, the grapes, juice and wine are handled with the utmost care.The aging takes place for the most part in concrete tank, and for all smaller part in French oak barrels. This ensures that the wine expresses the grapes as well as the exceptional terroir.