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Les Vignerons d’Estezargues

Ripe red and dark fruits, peppery notes and soft, velvety tannins, confit fruits, with tobacco and leather.

Producer Information

Les Vignerons D’ Estézargues is a co-operative cellar in the small town of Estézargues, near Avignon. They are truly unique in the wine world. All over France the co-op still plays a very important role in the production and sale of wine. Co-ops receive grapes from members to make wine. The wine is made in large batches and grapes from many different vineyards are vinified together, the focus being on producing wine in quantity.

They take a fundamentally different approach. Starting in 1995 the ten different growers in this co-op began to vinify their wine separately and make single cuvées from their best plots. Following this, they began to practice natural winemaking, possibly one of the only co-ops in the world to do so.

They use no external yeasts, no filtering, no fining and no enzymes during the winemaking process. With the arrival of Armelle Rouault (CEO & winemaker) and Anna Tyack (Sales Director) at the helm of the cooperative in early 2021, they are among the pleasantly growing number of female-led wineries.

Wine Making

The grapes are destemmed and lightly crushed before fermentation at cool temperatures in traditional concrete cuves for about 15 days. The wine is matured in tank for 8-15 months and bottled unfiltered for added complexity. No external yeasts, no filtering, no fining and no enzymes are employed during the winemaking process.

Tasting Note

Ripe red/dark fruit aromas and that characteristic garrigue and pepper notes. Lovely softness, velvety tannins and confit fruits, with hints of tobacco and leather. A nice spine of acidity from the Syrah as well as some spicy blackcurrant fruit.

Food Matching

At home with grilled tuna, lamb chops or couscous with roasted vegetables.

Technical Details

Colour	Red
Style	Still
Country	France
Region	Rhône
Abv	14.5%
Grapes	Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Syrah.
Wine Body	Full
More Features	Vegetarian, Vegan, Practicing Organic, Sustainable, Natural
Oak Ageing	None
Closure Type	Cork
Case Size	6
Unit Size	75 CL
Sulphites	Low

Technical details
Colour	Red
Style	Still
Country	France
Region	Rhône
ABV	14.5%
Unit Size	75CL
Grapes	Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Syrah.
Wine Body	Full
Oak Ageing	None
Closure	Cork
Sulphites	Low
More Features	Vegetarian Vegan Practicing Organic Sustainable Natural