poor terroir

...{"Dégustation":"Tasting\nThe color is garnet red with purple reflections, velvety and deep. Intense and refined, elegant with youthful aromas. Fresh with notes of wild berries on the first nose, followed by spicy notes in a second phase. Soft and balanced structure, melted and velvety tannins. Hint of licorice.\nVinification\nThis cuvée comes from a poor, gravelly terroir with limestone areas and...

...TERROIR & ESTATE The Fleurie vineyard is planted on beautiful hills and is mainly composed of granite or sandy soils, which are shallow and low in organic material. These soils are poor, obliging the vine to produce low quantities of grapes with a good concentration. GRAPE VARIETIES Gamay 100 % WINEMAKING The bunches of Gamay grapes are handpicked with great care; the grapes are then put into...

...creating a light, filtering, poor terroir where Viognier fully expresses itself. It is on this terroir classified as Côtes du Rhône Villages that the grape varieties Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Carignan, and Cinsault give their best.