Côtes du Ventoux
A view on Mont Ventoux from our vineyard
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Dear wine lovers,
Since the majestic top of Mount Ventoux will be my future natural window view, I have the pleasure to introduce you the wines of Côtes du Ventoux.
Actually, this controlled appellation covers a large area around the Mount Ventoux from Dentelles de Montmirail, near Vacqueyras, to the North slopes of Lubéron, near Apt.
As a result, there are many different terroirs with some areas that have more assets to produce white grapes (mainly Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenache Blanc) and some which will be better for making red and rosé wines thanks to the famous Grenache, blent with Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan and Mourvèdre.
These wines are most of the times made to be drunk young, on the fruit side. You will also enjoy some light reds poured a little cool with some salads or barbequed white meats.
There are a lot of producers and not all of them are 100% reliable. Cheap prices (less than 10 US $) should light on a red signal but you can find some good ones around 15 US $. The ones I know and that I trust are Domaine de Font-Sane for their reds, Château de l'Isolette for their rosés and Domaine de Tara for their whites.
Cheers,
Jean-Marc Espinasse
Any comments, edits are very welcome at contact@french-wine-a-day.com
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My N°1 book on Rhône wines which include the ones of Mont Ventoux :
See Cotes du Ventoux on a French wine map
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Update on our vineyard project....
Not much new this week...pruning is still the master word. I did receive our first biodynamie preparation that we will pour on the soil once we finish pruning, which should hopefully happen before the end of February.
