Vacqueyras ‘Cuvee Jardin d’Eden’

Winemaker

Yves Cheron

Appellation

Vacqueyras

Varieties

Grenache (Garnacha), Syrah (Shiraz)

Viticulture

60% Grenache, 40% Syrah. Manual harvest with strict selection in both vineyard and on sorting table before crush. Average 33 hectoliters/hectare for all domaine wines.

Terroir

Limestone base of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountain range with Cretaceous marl top soil (soft, loose earth consisting of calcium carbonate and clay).

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

116 acres total: 89 in Gigondas, 17 in Vacqueyras, and 10 acres in Beaumes de Venise divided equally between red varieties and Muscat de Beaumes de Venise. All vines sustainably farmed (lutte raisonnée). Limestone base of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountain range with Cretaceous marl top soil (soft, loose earth consisting of calcium carbonate and clay).

Vinification

Total destemming. All fermentation takes place in temp-controlled stainless steel tanks. A Burgundian pneumatic system of daily pigéage is employed for the normal two-week cuvaison. Wines are not fined and only bottom portion of each tank undergoes light filtration.

Aging

Wines are moved by gravity to cement tanks for ageing, though élevage for a portion of the Syrah takes place in a combination of new and one-year-old barrels.

Features

Vegan

Available Sizes (L)

0.750