Secret de Famille
Rhône
The Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, and Mourvèdre grapes for Secret de Famille or “family secret” are farmed organically. They grow on 40-year-old vines in clayey limestone and alluvial deposits composed of round pebbles. The grapes are destemmed, crushed, and the juice undergoes fermentation. The wine is then aged for 6 months in stainless steel vats and tronconic (truncated cone-shaped) oak vats on fine lees. These truncated vats allow for more reductive ageing which preserves the fruity aromas of the wine.
The 2021 vintage began with frost, rain and hail in the winter and spring that disrupted the work of the winegrowers. A cooler summer and rain in early September enabled the grapes to reach optimum ripeness. The quality of the vintage, which was harvested later than years prior, is excellent.
Garnet red with purple hues, this fruit-forward wine has notes of strawberry, red currant, peony and dried roses and an elegant finish
